Intel Atom C2558 vs Intel Pentium 997

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and Intel Pentium 997 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2558

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1424 vs 809
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 16 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1424 vs 809

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 997

  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 746 vs 512
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 746 vs 512

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 997

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
512
746
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1424
809
Name Intel Atom C2558 Intel Pentium 997
PassMark - Single thread mark 512 746
PassMark - CPU mark 1424 809
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 287
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 501

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C2558 Intel Pentium 997

Essentials

Architecture codename Rangeley Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q3'13 1 October 2012
Place in performance rating 2916 2917
Processor Number C2558 997
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $134

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 1.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 2 MB
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz
Transistor count 504 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1600 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm 31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1283 FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2 2.0
PCIe configurations x1,x2,x4,x8,x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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