Intel Atom S1260
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Intel Atom S1260 vs Intel Atom C2530. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2012
Intel Atom S1260
Intel Atom S1260
Released
Q3/2013
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Intel Atom C2530
Intel Atom C2530

What's the best choice Intel Atom S1260 or Intel Atom C2530? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Atom S1260 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 8.5 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Intel Atom C2530 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 9 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

Intel Atom S1260 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom S1260
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1738 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    8.5 W left arrow 9 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom S1260 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1483 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    911 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    894 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1358 place
Intel Atom C2530 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C2530
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1582 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C2530 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    852 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    798 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1254 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
Intel Atom C2530 Intel Atom C2530
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Atom left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Atom S1000 left arrow Intel Atom C2000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom C2530 and Intel Atom S1260. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Atom S1260 and Intel Atom C2530 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    8.5 W left arrow 9 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Atom S1260 and Intel Atom S1260, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Centerton left arrow Avoton
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1283 left arrow BGA 1283
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Atom S1260 and Intel Atom C2530.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
492
Intel Atom S1260
882
Intel Atom C2530
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1215
Intel Atom S1260
2958
Intel Atom C2530
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
916
Intel Atom S1260
1792
Intel Atom C2530

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