Intel Atom Z3735D vs Intel Pentium 2117U

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3735D and Intel Pentium 2117U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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).

Intel Atom Z3735D

Intel Pentium 2117U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3735D

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 2% higher clock speed: 1.83 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2117U

16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 930 vs 544
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1021 vs 704
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1906 vs 959
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1906 vs 959

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	930 vs 544
PassMark - CPU mark	1021 vs 704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1906 vs 959
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1906 vs 959

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3735D
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 2117U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

544

930

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

704

1021

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

959

1906

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

959

1906

Name	Intel Atom Z3735D	Intel Pentium 2117U
PassMark - Single thread mark	544	930
PassMark - CPU mark	704	1021
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	959	1906
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	959	1906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		643
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z3735D	Intel Pentium 2117U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'14	1 October 2012
Place in performance rating	2798	2799
Processor Number	Z3735D	2117U
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$134
Price now		$134
Value for money (0-100)		3.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.33 GHz	1.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	10.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-RS 1333	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	311 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	646 MHz	1 GHz
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	17mm x 17mm	31mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	2.2 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		17 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel 64
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)