Samsung Exynos 5260 vs Intel Atom S1260

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Samsung Exynos 5260 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom S1260
Samsung Exynos 5260 Intel Atom S1260

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5260 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 Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5260 was released in Q1/2014.

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.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Atom (108)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5) CPU group Intel Atom S1000 (3)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Centerton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5260 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Intel Atom S1260 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
6 Cores 2
6 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
A-Core 2.00 GHz
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

ARM Mali-T624 MP4 GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 2 GPU Generation --
32nm Technology
1 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
64 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- 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.

ARM Mali-T624 MP4 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 5260 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Atom S1260 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
LPDDR3-800 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- 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 Samsung Exynos 5260 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Atom S1260 is 8.5 W.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 8.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has a 2.50 MB cache, while the Intel Atom S1260 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Atom S1260
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3
-- Socket BGA 1283
None Virtualization VT-x
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 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.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 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.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
301 (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.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (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.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom S1260 Intel Atom S1260
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
540 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5260 Intel Atom S1260
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