Intel Atom S1240 VS AMD Athlon II X2 240

Comparing Intel Atom S1240 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

Comparison of video cards Intel Atom S1240 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Atom S1240

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Performance per watt

6.1 W 65 W

About 10.66 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD Athlon II X2 240

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Higher clock speed

2.80 GHz 1.60 GHz

Around 43% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Atom S1240 AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Atom S1240 and AMD Athlon II X2 240 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Atom S1240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Atom AMD Athlon II
Generation	1 1
CPU group	Intel Atom S1000 AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom S1240 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.60 GHz 2.80 GHz
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Atom S1240 and AMD Athlon II X2 240 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom S1240 and AMD Athlon II X2 240. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Atom S1240 and AMD Athlon II X2 240 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333
Max. Memory	16 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	1 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom S1240 or AMD Athlon II X2 240? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	6.1 W 65 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Atom S1240 and AMD Athlon II X2 240 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE3 MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
L2-Cache	-- 2.00 MB
L3-Cache	1.00 MB --
Architecture	Centerton Propus
Technology	32 nm 45 nm
Socket	BGA 1283 AM3
Release date	Q4/2012 Q3/2009