Atom Z3740 vs Pentium G2020
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G2020 outperforms Atom Z3740 by a whopping 169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2643 | 3228 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.75 | 7.61 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Bay Trail-T (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 21 January 2013 (12 years ago) | 27 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | $32 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium G2020 and Atom Z3740 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 94 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G2020 and Atom Z3740 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | UTFCBGA1380 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2020 and Atom Z3740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Pentium G2020 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2020 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2020 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | 17.1 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2020 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2020 and Atom Z3740.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.97 | 0.36 |
| Recency | 21 January 2013 | 27 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 2 Watt |
Pentium G2020 has a 169.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom Z3740, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 2650% lower power consumption.
The Intel Pentium G2020 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z3740 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G2020 is a desktop processor while Atom Z3740 is a notebook one.
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