Intel Atom S1240 vs Intel Atom S1260

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom S1240 and Intel Atom S1260 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom S1240

Intel Atom S1260

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom S1240

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 6.1 Watt vs 8.5 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.1 Watt vs 8.5 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom S1260

Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom S1240
CPU 2: Intel Atom S1260

Name	Intel Atom S1240	Intel Atom S1260
PassMark - Single thread mark		313
PassMark - CPU mark		526

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom S1240	Intel Atom S1260
Essentials
Architecture codename	Centerton	Centerton
Launch date	December 2012	December 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	3226
Processor Number	S1240	S1260
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor S Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor S Series
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$64
Price now		$64
Value for money (0-100)		4.22
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	56 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	10.6 GB/s	10.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR3 1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FCBGA1283
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.1 Watt	8.5 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
UART
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)