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Intel Atom® Processor C2538

Intel Atom® Processor C2558

Essentials


Product Collection
Vertical Segment
Processor Number
Lithography


Product Collection	Intel Atom® Processor C Series	Intel Atom® Processor C Series
Vertical Segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number	C2538	C2558
Lithography	22 nm	22 nm


Product Collection	Intel Atom® Processor C Series Intel Atom® Processor C Series
Vertical Segment	Embedded Embedded
Processor Number	C2538 C2558
Lithography	22 nm 22 nm

CPU Specifications


Total Cores
Total Threads
Processor Base Frequency
Cache
TDP


Total Cores	4	4
Total Threads	4	4
Processor Base Frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
Cache	2 MB	2 MB
TDP	15 W	15 W


Total Cores	4 4
Total Threads	4 4
Processor Base Frequency	2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
Cache	2 MB 2 MB
TDP	15 W 15 W

Supplemental Information


Marketing Status
Launch Date
Servicing Status
End of Servicing Updates Date
Embedded Options Available
Use Conditions


Marketing Status	Launched	Launched
Launch Date	Q3'13	Q3'13
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime	End of Servicing Lifetime
End of Servicing Updates Date	Wednesday, June 30, 2021	Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Embedded Options Available	Yes	Yes
Use Conditions	Communications	Communications


Marketing Status	Launched Launched
Launch Date	Q3'13 Q3'13
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Lifetime
End of Servicing Updates Date	Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Embedded Options Available	Yes Yes
Use Conditions	Communications Communications

Memory Specifications


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
Memory Types
Max # of Memory Channels
Physical Address Extensions
ECC Memory Supported ^‡


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Max # of Memory Channels	2	2
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	Yes	Yes


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB 64 GB
Memory Types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600 DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Max # of Memory Channels	2 2
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit 36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	Yes Yes

Expansion Options


PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Configurations ^‡
Max # of PCI Express Lanes


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


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

I/O Specifications


# of USB Ports
USB Revision
Total # of SATA Ports
Integrated LAN
UART
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports


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


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

Package Specifications


Sockets Supported
Package Size


Sockets Supported	FCBGA1283	FCBGA1283
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	34 mm x 28 mm


Sockets Supported	FCBGA1283 FCBGA1283
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm 34 mm x 28 mm

Advanced Technologies


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡
Intel® 64 ^‡
Instruction Set
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	No	No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	No	No
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes	Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit	64-bit
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology	No	Yes


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	No No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	No No
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit 64-bit
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology	No Yes

Security & Reliability


Intel® AES New Instructions
Execute Disable Bit ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡


Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes	Yes


Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes Yes

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