Atom S1220 vs Phenom II X4 N970
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom S1220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2435 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.81 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Centerton (2012) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 11 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N970 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 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 | S1 | FCBGA1283 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 8.1 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 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 Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom S1220 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 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 | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 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 | 16 December 2010 | 11 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 8 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N970 has 100% more physical cores.
Atom S1220, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 337.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom S1220. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook processor while Atom S1220 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom S1220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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