AMD Phenom II X3 N870 vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700

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Combined performance score

Atom x7-Z8700
0.87

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 ranking24132262
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series7x Intel Atom3x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2016)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date2 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus supportno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketUTFCBGA1380S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 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 extensionsno data86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller
AES-NI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno 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-Vno 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 typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphicsno data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Graphics max frequency600 MHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no 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 1.43840x2160no data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Phenom II X3 N870.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes2no data
USB revision3.0no data
Number of USB ports3no 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 0.87
Phenom II X3 N870 1.09
+25.3%

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%

Atom x7-Z8700 1
Phenom II X3 N870 2
+55.6%

Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Atom x7-Z8700 by 56% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

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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