Intel Atom S1260 vs Intel Xeon W3503

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom S1260 and Intel Xeon W3503 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

Intel Atom S1260

Intel Xeon W3503

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom S1260

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
14.4x lower typical power consumption: 8.5 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	December 2012 vs March 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3503

Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1025 vs 313
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1118 vs 526

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 56 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1025 vs 313
PassMark - CPU mark	1118 vs 526

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom S1260
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3503

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

313

1025

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

526

1118

Name	Intel Atom S1260	Intel Xeon W3503
PassMark - Single thread mark	313	1025
PassMark - CPU mark	526	1118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.753

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom S1260	Intel Xeon W3503
Essentials
Architecture codename	Centerton	Bloomfield
Launch date	December 2012	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$65
Place in performance rating	3216	3143
Price now	$64	$16.22
Processor Number	S1260
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor S Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.22	31.88
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 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	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		263 mm
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 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	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt	130 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)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)