Intel Atom S1260 vs Intel Pentium III 1400S

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom S1260 and Intel Pentium III 1400S 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 S1260

Intel Pentium III 1400S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom S1260

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 43% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
14x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 8.5 Watt vs 32.2 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 313 vs 278
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 526 vs 194

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs January 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	56 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt vs 32.2 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	313 vs 278
PassMark - CPU mark	526 vs 194

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom S1260
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

313

278

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

526

194

Name	Intel Atom S1260	Intel Pentium III 1400S
PassMark - Single thread mark	313	278
PassMark - CPU mark	526	194

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom S1260	Intel Pentium III 1400S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Centerton	Tualatin
Launch date	December 2012	January 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	3216	3255
Price now	$64
Processor Number	S1260
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor S Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.22
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.40 GHz
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Die size		80 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Transistor count		44 million
VID voltage range		1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	10.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt	32.2 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCI support
UART
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)