Atom S1220 vs Apple M1 Pro
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 708 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Centerton (2012) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) | 11 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCBGA1283 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2064 ‑ 3220 Watt | 8.1 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 10.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
| PCI support | no data | PCI Support |
| UART | no data | UART |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 11 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2064 Watt | 8 Watt |
Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 8 years, 400% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
Atom S1220, on the other hand, has 25700% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Atom S1220 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Atom S1220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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