Atom Z3740 vs Celeron J3160

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2565	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Airmont (2016)	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	27 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$32

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3160 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	1.6 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
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 Celeron J3160 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	FCBGA1170	UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	667 MHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	5	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 January 2016	27 September 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	2 Watt

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