Atom Z3770 vs Z500
Aggregate performance score
Atom Z3770 outperforms Atom Z500 by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3625 | 3268 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.09 | 2.22 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Bay Trail-T (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (18 years ago) | 27 September 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | $37 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Atom Z500 and Atom Z3770: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.46 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 2.39 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 8 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.80 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z500 and Atom Z3770 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | PBGA441 | UTFCBGA1380 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 0.65 Watt | 8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Atom Z3770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom Z500 and Atom Z3770 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and Atom Z3770 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z500 and Atom Z3770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17.1 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | - | 667 MHz |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.14 | 0.42 |
| Recency | 2 April 2008 | 27 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Atom Z3770 has a 200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 105% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Atom Z3770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z500 in performance tests.
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