Intel Atom Z3530 vs Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3530 and Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3530

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

  • Around 90% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1022 vs 368
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 960 vs 565
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.53 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1022 vs 368
PassMark - CPU mark 960 vs 565

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3530
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
368
1022
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
565
960
Name Intel Atom Z3530 Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
PassMark - Single thread mark 368 1022
PassMark - CPU mark 565 960
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 336
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.273
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.076
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.998

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom Z3530 Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

Essentials

Architecture codename Moorefield Penryn
Launch date Q2'14 1 January 2009
Place in performance rating 3166 3169
Processor Number Z3530 P8700
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $209
Price now $37.99
Value for money (0-100) 12.60

Performance

64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 105°C
Maximum frequency 1.33 GHz 2.53 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
VID voltage range AVID 1.00V - 1.25V
Base frequency 2.53 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 1066 MHz
L2 cache 3072 KB
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR3 1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 457 MHz

Graphics interfaces

MIPI-DSI

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 14x14mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported FC-MB5T1064 BGA479, PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt

Peripherals

Number of USB ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3, Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit
Smart Idle
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

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