Intel Atom Z3735G vs Intel Pentium B940

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3735G and Intel Pentium B940 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3735G

  • 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 32 nm
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B940

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 855 vs 476
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 865 vs 772
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 855 vs 476
PassMark - CPU mark 865 vs 772

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3735G
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B940

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
476
855
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
772
865
Name Intel Atom Z3735G Intel Pentium B940
PassMark - Single thread mark 476 855
PassMark - CPU mark 772 865
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1022
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 644

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom Z3735G Intel Pentium B940

Essentials

Architecture codename Bay Trail Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q1'14 15 May 2011
Place in performance rating 2809 2801
Processor Number Z3735G B940
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $30
Price now $29.94
Value for money (0-100) 16.94

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.33 GHz 2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 1.83 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB
Maximum core temperature 85 C
Transistor count 624 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 5.3 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-RS 1333 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 311 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max frequency 646 MHz 1.1 GHz
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 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 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 2.2 W
Sockets supported UTFCBGA592 PGA988
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 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)

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
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)