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Intel Core i5-1240P vs Intel Atom C2538
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-1240P
100 %
12C / 16T · 4.40 GHz
Intel Atom C2538
15 %
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-1240P
100 %
12C / 16T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Atom C2538
10 %
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Atom (108) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) | Intel Atom C2000 (7) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake U | Avoton |
| Technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | BGA 1283 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Intel Core i5-1340P |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 16 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x Golden Cove 1.70 - 4.40 GHz |
4x 2.40 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 1.20 - 3.30 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 9.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 1.30 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 80 / 640 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 10 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 28 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 55.1 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 28 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 64 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1240P | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q3/2013 |
| Release price | 104 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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