Atom S1260 vs V-Series V120
Aggregate performance score
Atom S1260 outperforms V-Series V120 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Atom S1260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3190 | 3133 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.99 | 3.49 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Centerton (2012) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 11 December 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64 |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 and Atom S1260 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 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 V-Series V120 and Atom S1260 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) | 25 Watt | 8.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Atom S1260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Atom S1260 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Atom S1260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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 V-Series V120 and Atom S1260.
| 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
| Performance score | 0.26 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 11 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 8 Watt |
Atom S1260 has a 26.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 212.5% lower power consumption.
The Atom S1260 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.
Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Atom S1260 is a server/workstation one.
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