AMD Athlon II X4 651K
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AMD Athlon II X4 651K vs Intel Atom S1260. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2011
AMD Athlon II X4 651K
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Intel Atom S1260
Intel Atom S1260

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 651K or Intel Atom S1260? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Athlon II X4 651K has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Intel Atom S1260 has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 8.5 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 50% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 651K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1044 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    888 place
Intel Atom S1260 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom S1260
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    8.5 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    911 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    888 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1174 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) left arrow Intel Atom S1000
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    2 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
    3 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    4x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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 S1260 and AMD Athlon II X4 651K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    21.3 GB/s 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 X4 651K and Intel Atom S1260 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)
    100 W left arrow 8.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X4 651K and Intel Atom S1260, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Llano 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
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 1 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow Q4/2012
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow BGA 1283
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x

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