Atom Z550 vs i7-7700HQ

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1350not rated
Place by popularity94not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Atom
Power efficiency9.14no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-H (2017)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)8 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0FSB
Bus rate8 GT/s533.33 MT/s
Multiplier2815
L1 cache256 KB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size126 mm224.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data47 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt2.4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4unknown
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Atom Z550.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i7-7700HQ 6909
+1713%
Atom Z550 381

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.

i7-7700HQ 5910
+800%
Atom Z550 657

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.

i7-7700HQ 22152
+2160%
Atom Z550 980

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.

i7-7700HQ 7.5
+1253%
Atom Z550 101.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2017 8 April 2009
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 2 Watt

i7-7700HQ has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Atom Z550, on the other hand, has 2150% lower power consumption.

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