Athlon MP 2400+ vs Atom S1260
Aggregate performance score
Atom S1260 outperforms Athlon MP 2400+ by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom S1260 and Athlon MP 2400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3073 | 3121 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon MP |
| Power efficiency | 3.47 | 0.43 |
| Architecture codename | Centerton (2012) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 11 December 2012 (11 years ago) | 10 December 2002 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | $228 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom S1260 and Athlon MP 2400+ 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 15 |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 85 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom S1260 and Athlon MP 2400+ 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 | 1 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1283 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8.5 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom S1260 and Athlon MP 2400+. 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 Atom S1260 and Athlon MP 2400+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom S1260 and Athlon MP 2400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 10.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom S1260 and Athlon MP 2400+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
| PCI support | PCI Support | no data |
| UART | UART | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 11 December 2012 | 10 December 2002 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 60 Watt |
Atom S1260 has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.
The Atom S1260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon MP 2400+ in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom S1260 and Athlon MP 2400+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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