Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Intel Pentium B940

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and Intel Pentium B940 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7-Z8700

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 85 C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1326 vs 865
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 753 vs 644
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 85 C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1326 vs 865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 753 vs 644

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B940

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 855 vs 650
  • Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 220
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 855 vs 650
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 355 vs 220

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7-Z8700
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B940

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
650
855
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1326
865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
220
355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
753
644
Name Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Pentium B940
PassMark - Single thread mark 650 855
PassMark - CPU mark 1326 865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 220 355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 753 644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.665
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 627
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 627
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1754

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Pentium B940

Essentials

Architecture codename Cherry Trail Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q1'15 15 May 2011
Place in performance rating 2808 2801
Processor Number x7-Z8700 B940
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X 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 1.60 GHz 2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 85 C
Maximum frequency 2.40 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
Transistor count 624 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR3 1600 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max frequency 600 MHz 1.1 GHz
Max video memory 8 GB
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
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 17mm x 17mm 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 2 W
Sockets supported UTFCBGA1380 PGA988
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 2 16
Number of USB ports 3
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 2x1, 1x2 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Intel® Identity Protection technology
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft 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)