What makes SPI faster than I2C protocol [closed]

Answer 1

I2C is quite involved, supporting multiple masters on the bus. Which causes significant overhead in the bus protocol, an ACK for every byte and intentional delays to arbitrate access to the bus. Also a set maximum bus rate, 100 kHz in the original spec, 400 kHz is common today, additional 10 kHz low-speed and 3.4 Mhz high-speed modes, the 2012 spec defines a 5 Mhz ultra-fast mode.

SPI is much simpler, a single master with no bus protocol beyond a chip select and no set maximum bus rate. If the distances are short then you can go as fast as you dare. Quite fast on an interconnect between chips that are less than an inch apart.

Answer 2

speeds depend on what type of board you are using and how your hardware logic is implemented. There are certain advantages and disadvantages in using one over the other. Selection on what bus type to use depends on what type of communication you need between different peripherals which you want to connect using them. http://quick2wire.com/articles/i2c-and-spi/

Answer 3

There is an important hardware difference which limits the speed on I2C.

SPI: all lines are driven by the transmitter both high and low. This minimizes the time required for the wire to change states.

I2C: all lines are open-collector which means that the transmitter only drives the line low. When the transmitter releases the line, a resistor connected to Vcc (supply voltage) pulls the light high. However, due to capacitance of the wire and the components, the wire goes to high voltage relatively slowly. Because of this, the clock speed must be reduced to allow time for the lines to "drift" high.