Intel Core i5-4258U vs Intel Atom C2530

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Intel Core i5-4258U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C2530
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Atom C2530

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4258U or Intel Atom C2530 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-4258U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4258U was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Atom C2530 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C2530 was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Core i 4000U (26) CPU group Intel Atom C2000 (7)
4 Generation 3
Haswell U Architecture Avoton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-5257U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4258U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (2.90 GHz). The Intel Atom C2530 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (2.00 GHz).

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic Intel Atom C2530
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.00 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.00 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic Intel Atom C2530
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Graphics 5100 GPU no iGPU
0.20 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
40 Compute units --
320 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Graphics 5100 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4258U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C2530 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic Intel Atom C2530
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
12 PCIe lanes 8
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-4258U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Intel Atom C2530 is 9 W.

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic Intel Atom C2530
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4258U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom C2530 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-4258U Characteristic Intel Atom C2530
22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1168 Socket BGA 1283
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 55 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
656 (100%)
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1479 (100%)
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
838 (100%)
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1669 (100%)
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.10 GHz
704 (100%)
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2578 (100%)
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
116 (100%)
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
263 (100%)
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Atom C2530
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