Apple M1 vs Atom S1240

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Primary details

Comparing Atom S1240 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameCenterton (2012)no data
Release date11 December 2012 (11 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom S1240 and Apple M1 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache56 KB (per core)2 MB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Number of transistorsno data16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom S1240 and Apple M1 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1283no data
Power consumption (TDP)6.1 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom S1240 and Apple M1. 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 S1240 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom S1240 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
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 dataApple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom S1240 and Apple M1.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data
PCI supportPCI Supportno data
UARTUARTno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2012 10 November 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom S1240 and Apple M1. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom S1240 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 is a notebook one.


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