Atom S1260 vs Xeon D-1520

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1520 and Atom S1260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1597	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.79	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Centerton (2012)
Release date	9 March 2015 (9 years ago)	11 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1520 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	56 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1520 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1283
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1520 and Atom S1260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon D-1520 and Atom S1260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1520 and Atom S1260 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1520 and Atom S1260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	10.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1520 and Atom S1260.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	24	8
PCI support	no data	PCI Support
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	UART

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 March 2015	11 December 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	8 Watt

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