Pentium Dual T4300 vs Atom x7-Z8700

Place in the ranking	2576	2625
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	7x Intel Atom	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency	no data	2.11
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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	P
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Boot	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	no data
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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 x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300.

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.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom x7-Z8700 0.83
+6.4%

Pentium Dual T4300 0.78

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.

Atom x7-Z8700 1324
+7.5%

Pentium Dual T4300 1232

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Atom x7-Z8700 1114

Pentium Dual T4300 2242
+101%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Atom x7-Z8700 3116

Pentium Dual T4300 4057
+30.2%

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.

Atom x7-Z8700 24.51
+59.1%

Pentium Dual T4300 39

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.83	0.78
Recency	2 March 2015	1 April 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm

Atom x7-Z8700 has a 6.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.