Atom Z3735G vs Phenom II X4 P920
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Atom Z3735G by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom Z3735G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2578 | 2906 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.22 | 23.19 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Bay Trail-T (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $17 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P920 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 112 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P920 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 | S1 (S1g4) | UTFCBGA592 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom Z3735G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom Z3735G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom Z3735G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom Z3735G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 0.49 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 9 April 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P920 has a 73.5% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom Z3735G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.
The Phenom II X4 P920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3735G in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom Z3735G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
