AMD Phenom II X3 N870 vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700
Combined performance score
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Atom x7-Z8700 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2413 | 2262 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | 7x Intel Atom | 3x AMD Phenom II |
Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2016) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
Release date | 2 March 2015 (9 years old) | 16 December 2010 (13 years old) |
Current price | $377 | no data |
Technical specs
Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 3 |
Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Bus support | no data | 3600 MHz |
L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1.5 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | no data |
Socket | UTFCBGA1380 | S1 (S1g4) |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller |
AES-NI | + | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
Secure Boot | + | no data |
Identity Protection | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870. 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 | no data |
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 Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870 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 Phenom II X3 N870.
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.
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Atom x7-Z8700 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Atom x7-Z8700 by 56% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 0.87 | 1.09 |
Recency | 2 March 2015 | 16 December 2010 |
Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
Threads | 4 | 3 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
The Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x7-Z8700 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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