Atom Z3740 vs Pentium E5500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5500 and Atom Z3740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2636	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.06	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date	18 April 2010 (14 years ago)	27 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$32
Current price	$13.96 (0.1x MSRP)	$233 (7.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 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	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 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	LGA775	UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5500 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	4 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	667 MHz

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Atom Z3740.

PCIe version

2.0

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	18 April 2010	27 September 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Cost	$109	$32
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	2 Watt

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