Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs Atom S1260

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Primary details

Comparing Atom S1260 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3088not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.47no data
Architecture codenameCenterton (2012)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date11 December 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Detailed specifications

Atom S1260 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache56 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom S1260 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1283AM3
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom S1260 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). 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 Phenom II X4 955 (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom S1260 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth10.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom S1260 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes8no data
PCI supportPCI Supportno data
UARTUARTno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2012 1 April 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 125 Watt

Atom S1260 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1462.5% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 955 (125W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Atom S1260 and Phenom II X4 955 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom S1260 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 955 (125W) is a desktop one.


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