Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Intel Atom S1260

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Intel Core Ultra 7 164U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom S1260
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Atom S1260

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U or Intel Atom S1260 - 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 Core Ultra 7 164U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U was released in Q1/2024.

The Intel Atom S1260 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom S1260 was released in Q4/2012.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (9) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group Intel Atom S1000 (3)
1 Generation 2
Meteor Lake U Architecture Centerton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz) while the Intel Atom S1260 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom S1260 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
12 Cores 2
14 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.00 GHz
0.70 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.40 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

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 Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
Intel AI engine AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U or Intel Atom S1260 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
1.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
512 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 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.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The Intel Atom S1260 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.6 GB/s.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
LPDDR5-6400 Memory DDR3-1333
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 1.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
12 PCIe lanes 8
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is 9 W, while the Intel Atom S1260 has a TDP of 8.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 8.5 W
30 W TDP (PL2) --
15 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is manufactured in 7 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom S1260 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
7 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3
BGA 2551 Socket BGA 1283
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price 48 $
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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 Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
109 (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 Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
301 (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 Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
2164 (100%)
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz
8665 (100%)
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.80 GHz
1785 (100%)
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
540 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Atom S1260
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