Intel Atom S1260 vs Intel Celeron G1620

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom S1260 and Intel Celeron G1620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom S1260

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 6.1x lower typical power consumption: 8.5 Watt vs 55 Watt
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8.5 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1620

  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • 4.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1451 vs 313
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1560 vs 526
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 56 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1451 vs 313
PassMark - CPU mark 1560 vs 526

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom S1260
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
313
1451
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
526
1560
Name Intel Atom S1260 Intel Celeron G1620
PassMark - Single thread mark 313 1451
PassMark - CPU mark 526 1560
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 470
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 19.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.933
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1528
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1528

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom S1260 Intel Celeron G1620

Essentials

Architecture codename Centerton Ivy Bridge
Launch date December 2012 December 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $64 $208
Place in performance rating 3216 2721
Price now $64 $153.59
Processor Number S1260 G1620
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor S Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status Discontinued Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.22 4.95
Vertical segment Server Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 56 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 94 mm
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 10.6 GB/s 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 32 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 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8.5 Watt 55 Watt
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution 2011C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCI support
UART
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)