AMD Athlon II X2 215
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AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Atom S1220. Specifications

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Released
Q3/2009
AMD Athlon II X2 215
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Q4/2012
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Intel Atom S1220
Intel Atom S1220

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X2 215 or Intel Atom S1220? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 2 / 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2009.

Intel Atom S1220 has a base frequency of 1.60 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 8.1 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 69% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 215 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1112 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1194 place
Intel Atom S1220 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom S1220
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    8.1 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom S1220 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    922 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    904 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1191 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) left arrow Intel Atom S1000
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.7 GHz left arrow 1.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    2x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom S1220 and AMD Athlon II X2 215. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • PCIe
    2.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X2 215 and Intel Atom S1220 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 8.1 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X2 215 and Intel Atom S1220, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Propus left arrow Centerton
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE3
  • L2-Cache
    1 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 1 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2009 left arrow Q4/2012
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow BGA 1283
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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