Intel Atom C3558 vs Intel Core i7-4600U

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3558 and Intel Core i7-4600U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3558

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 16 GB
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 16 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600U

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 16 Watt
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1652 vs 856
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2726 vs 2431
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 16 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1652 vs 856
PassMark - CPU mark 2726 vs 2431

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3558
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
856
1652
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2431
2726
Name Intel Atom C3558 Intel Core i7-4600U
PassMark - Single thread mark 856 1652
PassMark - CPU mark 2431 2726
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.46
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 10.252
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2654
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2654

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C3558 Intel Core i7-4600U

Essentials

Architecture codename Denverton Haswell
Launch date Q3'17 1 September 2013
Place in performance rating 2431 2134
Processor Number C3558 i7-4600U
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $398

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4 4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 181 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Transistor count 1300 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 256 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR4: 2133 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1310 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 16 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 12 4
Number of USB ports 8 4
PCI Express revision 3 2.0
PCIe configurations x2,x4,x8 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 12 4
USB revision 3 3.0
Integrated IDE
PCI support
UART

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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

Graphics

Device ID 0xA16
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3