Intel Atom Z3740D vs Intel Pentium B970

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3740D and Intel Pentium B970 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. 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.

Intel Atom Z3740D

Intel Pentium B970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3740D

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 85C
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
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 85C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B970

Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 2 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1031 vs 459
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1088 vs 614

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1031 vs 459
PassMark - CPU mark	1088 vs 614

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3740D
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

459

1031

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

614

1088

Name	Intel Atom Z3740D	Intel Pentium B970
PassMark - Single thread mark	459	1031
PassMark - CPU mark	614	1088
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1276
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		668

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z3740D	Intel Pentium B970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'13	1 October 2011
Place in performance rating	2690	2678
Processor Number	Z3740D	B970
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$125
Price now		$50.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.33
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.33 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	85C
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2048 KB
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	10.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-RS 1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	313 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	688 MHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	17mm x 17mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	2.2 W
Sockets supported	UTFCBGA1380	FCPGA988
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4