Atom x7-Z8700 vs Pentium G6960

Place in the ranking	2528	2576
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	7x Intel Atom
Power efficiency	1.17	no data
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700 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	2.93 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	2.4 GHz
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1156	UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD	Intel HD Graphics
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Graphics max frequency	no data	600 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	3840x2160
Max resolution over eDP	no data	2560x1600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	2
USB revision	no data	3.0
Number of USB ports	no data	3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G6960 0.90
+8.4%

Atom x7-Z8700 0.83

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.

Pentium G6960 1433
+8.2%

Atom x7-Z8700 1324

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G6960 459
+156%

Atom x7-Z8700 179

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G6960 814
+57.8%

Atom x7-Z8700 516

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.90	0.83
Recency	9 January 2011	2 March 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

Pentium G6960 has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom x7-Z8700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700.

Note that Pentium G6960 is a desktop processor while Atom x7-Z8700 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G6960 and Atom x7-Z8700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.