Intel Atom S1220 vs Intel Core i3-5157U

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Intel Atom S1220 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-5157U
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Core i3-5157U

CPU comparison

Intel Atom S1220 or Intel Core i3-5157U - 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 Intel Atom S1220 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom S1220 was released in Q4/2012.

The Intel Core i3-5157U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-5157U was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Atom S1000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
2 Generation 5
Centerton Architecture Broadwell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-4158U
-- Successor Intel Core i3-6157U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom S1220 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The Intel Core i3-5157U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.50 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.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Graphics 6100
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.2

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Graphics 6100
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom S1220 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-5157U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 12
4.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom S1220 has a TDP of 8.1 W, that of the Intel Core i3-5157U is 28 W.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
8.1 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 23 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom S1220 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-5157U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1283 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2012 Release date Q1/2015
39 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom S1220 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom S1220 (17%)
Intel Core i3-5157U (100%)

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.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
432 (17%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2599 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
620 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1398 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
793 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1583 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
102 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
263 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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