Atom S1240 vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking688not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.03no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency8.81no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Centerton (2012)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)11 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads284
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache448 KB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1283
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt6.1 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240 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 E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240 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 E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB8 GB
Max memory channels41
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s10.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes408
PCI supportno dataPCI Support
UARTno dataUART

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2016 11 December 2012
Physical cores 14 2
Threads 28 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has an age advantage of 3 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Atom S1240, on the other hand, has 1900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Atom S1240, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel Atom S1240
Atom S1240

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.5 3856 votes

Rate Xeon E5-2680 v4 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate Atom S1240 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon E5-2680 v4 or Atom S1240, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.