Atom S1260 vs Xeon W-2140B
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2140B and Atom S1260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 709 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.61 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Centerton (2012) |
| Release date | 21 December 2017 (6 years ago) | 11 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2140B 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2140B 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 | 2066 | FCBGA1283 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 8.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2140B and Atom S1260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2140B and Atom S1260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2140B and Atom S1260 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2140B and Atom S1260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 10.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2140B and Atom S1260.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 8 |
| PCI support | no data | PCI Support |
| UART | no data | 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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 December 2017 | 11 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 8 Watt |
Xeon W-2140B has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
Atom S1260, on the other hand, has 1400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2140B and Atom S1260. We've got no test results to judge.
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