Atom S1220 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Atom S1220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking721not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataCenterton (2012)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)11 December 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads104
Base clock speed2.064 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB0 KB
Chip lithography5 nm32 nm
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1283
Power consumption (TDP)no data8.1 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Atom S1220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Atom S1220 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Atom S1220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data10.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Atom S1220.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data8
PCI supportno dataPCI Support
UARTno dataUART

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 October 2021 11 December 2012
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 10 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 32 nm

Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 8 years, 400% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between M1 Pro and Atom S1220. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Atom S1220 is a server/workstation one.


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