Intel Atom C2538 vs Intel Celeron J4125

Let's find out which one of Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Celeron J4125 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Atom C2538 Intel Celeron J4125
• Family
  Intel Atom Intel Celeron
• CPU group
  Intel Atom C2000 Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Generation
  3 9

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom C2538 vs Intel Celeron J4125 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.40 GHz 2.00 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Celeron J4125 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel UHD Graphics 600
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.75 GHz
• Execution units
  12
• Shader
  96
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 8 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9.5
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Celeron J4125. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Celeron J4125 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-2400LPDDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  8 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• ECC
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom C2538 or Intel Celeron J4125? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 10 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Atom C2538 and Intel Celeron J4125 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  22 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1283 BGA 1090
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Avoton Gemini Lake
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• Release date
  Q3/2013 Q4/2019