Atom Z3740 vs x5-Z8550
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2687 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Bay Trail-T (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) | 27 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $32 |
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740 basic parameters such as 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740 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 | UTFCBGA1380 | UTFCBGA1380 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 17.1 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | 667 MHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160 | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 2 | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 3 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 27 September 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Atom x5-Z8550 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom Z3740. We've got no test results to judge.
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