Intel Core 2 Duo L7300 vs Intel Atom C2558

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo L7300 and Intel Atom C2558 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core 2 Duo L7300

Intel Atom C2558

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo L7300

Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 541 vs 512

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	541 vs 512

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2558

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1424 vs 513

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1424 vs 513

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo L7300
CPU 2: Intel Atom C2558

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

541

512

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

513

1424

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo L7300	Intel Atom C2558
PassMark - Single thread mark	541	512
PassMark - CPU mark	513	1424

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo L7300	Intel Atom C2558
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Rangeley
Launch date	Q2'07	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	2831	2832
Processor Number	L7300	C2558
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million
VID voltage range	0.975V-1.062V
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	PBGA479	FCBGA1283
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2
PCIe configurations		x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2