Atom Z3735G vs Core 2 Duo T9300
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T9300 and Atom Z3735G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2317 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | no data |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Bay Trail-T (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 10 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $316 | $17 |
| Current price | $66 (0.2x MSRP) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T9300 and Atom Z3735G 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus support | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 112 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Atom Z3735G 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA479,PGA478 | UTFCBGA592 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Atom Z3735G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T9300 and Atom Z3735G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Atom Z3735G are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Atom Z3735G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 5.3 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 |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 646 MHz |
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core 2 Duo T9300 outperforms Atom Z3735G by 116% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core 2 Duo T9300 outperforms Atom Z3735G by 196% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Duo T9300 outperforms Atom Z3735G by 80% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Duo T9300 outperforms Atom Z3735G by 48% in 3DMark06 CPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Atom Z3735G outperforms Core 2 Duo T9300 by 19% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2008 | 9 April 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Cost | $316 | $17 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2 Watt |
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