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Atom C2538

Atom C2538
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Effective Speed -372%Effective Speed -372%Average Score -913%Memory -143%, 1-Core -796%, 2-Core -898%, 4-Core -1,051%, 8-Core -1,678%Overclocked Score -675%1-Core -742%, 2-Core -734%, 4-Core -730%, 8-Core -1,099%, Memory -70%Value & Sentiment -89%User Rating -89%Nice To Haves -1,466%64-Core -1,704%, 64-Core -2,533%, Age -160%

Average Bench: 21.8% (1438^th of 1468)

Based on 12 user benchmarks. Device: 0F8BFBFF000406D8 Model: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C2538 @ 2.40GHz

Poor: 15%Average: 21.8% Great: 31%

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 23%

Surfboard

Workstation 15%

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Very poor average bench

The Intel Atom C2538 averaged 78.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 33.8Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 20.2Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Atom C2538 is just 15.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Atom C2538 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 58.8Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 60.7Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)

Rank 143821.8%

Min	Avg	Max
16.7	Memory 33.8	53.8
13	1-Core 20.2	22.6
10.2	2-Core 35.2	45
19.8% 29.7 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
24.7	4-Core 57.6	87.4
16	8-Core 60.7	96.9
7.8% 59.1 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
33.7	64-Core 58.8	91.3
3.6% 58.8 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CHE-User, 4 years ago.Atom C2538,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

16.6% Very poor

Memory 31.3

1-Core 14.2

2-Core 9.9

15% 18.5 Pts

4-Core 11.2

8-Core 33

2% 22.1 Pts

64-Core 34

2% 34 Pts

BLR-User, 3 years ago.Atom C2538,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

16.3% Very poor

Memory 20.4

1-Core 21.9

2-Core 40.6

16% 27.6 Pts

4-Core 69.9

8-Core 75.3

10% 72.6 Pts

64-Core 75.6

5% 75.6 Pts

SVK-User, 3 years ago.Atom C2538,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)

15% Very poor

Memory 18.2

1-Core 20.8

2-Core 41.5

16% 26.8 Pts

4-Core 68.3

8-Core 74.1

9% 71.2 Pts

64-Core 67.3

4% 67.3 Pts

AUS-User, 4 years ago.Atom C2538,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

13.7% Very poor

Memory 16.7

1-Core 18.5

2-Core 42.2

15% 25.8 Pts

4-Core 61.4

8-Core 63.1

8% 62.2 Pts

64-Core 40.3

2% 40.3 Pts

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Essentials

Description	Intel® Atom™ Processor C2538 (2M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
Code Name	Rangeley
Launch Date	Q3'13
Processor Number	C2538
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	4
Cache	2 MB
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	Yes
Lithography	22 nm
Recommended Price	$104.00
Clock Speed	2.40 GHz
Max TDP	15 W
Product Brief	Link

Memory

Max Memory Size	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Memory Channels	2
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

I/O

USB Revision	2
# of USB Ports	4
UART	2 Interfaces
Total # of SATA Ports	6
Integrated LAN	4x1 or 4x2.5 GbE
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports	2

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	2
PCI Express Configurations	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	No
Hyper-Threading Tech	No
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
QuickAssist Tech	No

Package

Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets Supported	FCBGA1283

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes

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