Intel Atom Z3770 vs Intel Pentium 957

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3770 and Intel Pentium 957 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3770

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 99% higher clock speed: 2.39 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 17 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 736 vs 622
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs 19 June 2011
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.39 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 736 vs 622

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 957

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 vs 90°C
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 8.01 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 574 vs 539
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100 vs 90°C
Maximum memory size 8.01 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 574 vs 539

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3770
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 957

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
539
574
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
736
622
Name Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Pentium 957
PassMark - Single thread mark 539 574
PassMark - CPU mark 736 622
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 827
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 827

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Pentium 957

Essentials

Architecture codename Bay Trail Sandy Bridge
Launch date September 2013 19 June 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $149 $134
Place in performance rating 2858 2860
Price now $149.44 $134
Processor Number Z3770 957
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.45 2.41
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.46 GHz 1.20 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100
Maximum frequency 2.39 GHz 1.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Die size 131 mm
L3 cache 2 MB
Transistor count 504 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 GB 8.01 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR3 1066 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 311 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 667 MHz 800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 800 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology

Graphics interfaces

Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 17mm x 17mm 31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 2 W
Sockets supported UTFCBGA1380 FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt 17 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)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4