AMD G-T40E vs Intel Atom S1240

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AMD G-T40E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom S1240
AMD G-T40E Intel Atom S1240

CPU comparison

AMD G-T40E or Intel Atom S1240 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD G-T40E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD G-T40E was released in Q1/2011.

The Intel Atom S1240 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom S1240 was released in Q4/2012.
AMD G (38) Family Intel Atom (108)
AMD G (13) CPU group Intel Atom S1000 (3)
1 Generation 2
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Centerton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD G-T40E is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The Intel Atom S1240 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.

AMD G-T40E Characteristic Intel Atom S1240
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD G-T40E Characteristic Intel Atom S1240
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU no iGPU
0.28 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
40 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
80 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD G-T40E supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom S1240 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

AMD G-T40E Characteristic Intel Atom S1240
DDR3L-1066 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD G-T40E has a TDP of 6.4 W, that of the Intel Atom S1240 is 6.1 W.

AMD G-T40E Characteristic Intel Atom S1240
6.4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6.1 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD G-T40E has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom S1240 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

AMD G-T40E Characteristic Intel Atom S1240
40 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE3
-- Socket BGA 1283
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price 39 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD G-T40E (0%)
Intel Atom S1240 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD G-T40E (100%)
Intel Atom S1240 (90%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD G-T40E AMD G-T40E
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
482 (100%)
Intel Atom S1240 Intel Atom S1240
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
432 (90%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD G-T40E AMD G-T40E
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (100%)
Intel Atom S1240 Intel Atom S1240
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD G-T40E Intel Atom S1240
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