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.
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 | 15 January 2016 | 27 September 2013 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 2 Watt |
Celeron J3160 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z3740, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Celeron J3160 is a desktop processor while Atom Z3740 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J3160 and Atom Z3740, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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