Atom Z3740 vs Core M-5Y10
Primary details
Comparing Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2337 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-Y (2014) | Bay Trail-T (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 5 September 2014 (9 years ago) | 27 September 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $32 |
| Current price | $597 | $233 (7.3x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Core M-5Y10 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 50 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1300 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core M-5Y10 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1234 | UTFCBGA1380 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | - | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 17.1 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 5300 | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | 667 MHz |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 157% 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 M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 222% 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 M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 54% 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 M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 8% 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%
Core M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 7% in wPrime 32.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Core M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 58% in TrueCrypt AES.
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Core M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 24% in WinRAR 4.0.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
Core M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 47% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
Core M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 153% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.
Geekbench 2
Benchmark coverage: 5%
Core M-5Y10 outperforms Atom Z3740 by 70% in Geekbench 2.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 September 2014 | 27 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 2 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core M-5Y10 and Atom Z3740. We've got no test results to judge.
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