Intel Atom S1260 vs Intel Xeon 3.06

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom S1260 and Intel Xeon 3.06 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 Xeon 3.06

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom S1260

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
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
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 8.5 Watt vs 97 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 526 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs July 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
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 97 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	526 vs 491

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 3.06

Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.07 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.07 GHz vs 2 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom S1260
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 3.06

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

526

491

Name	Intel Atom S1260	Intel Xeon 3.06
PassMark - Single thread mark	313	0
PassMark - CPU mark	526	491

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom S1260	Intel Xeon 3.06
Essentials
Architecture codename	Centerton	Gallatin
Launch date	December 2012	July 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	3130	3250
Price now	$64
Processor Number	S1260
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor S Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.22
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 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	3.07 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Die size		237 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB
Transistor count		286 million
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	2
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	604
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt	97 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCI support
UART
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)