Atom 230 vs Z3735G

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Aggregate performance score

Atom Z3735G
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 2 Watt
0.49
+345%
Atom 230
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.11

Atom Z3735G outperforms Atom 230 by a whopping 345% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z3735G and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29063376
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency23.172.60
Architecture codenameBay Trail-T (2013−2014)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$17$29

Detailed specifications

Atom Z3735G and Atom 230 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.33 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache56K (per core)56 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size112 mm225.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistorsno data47 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z3735G and Atom 230 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketUTFCBGA592PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)2 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z3735G and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Atom Z3735G and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z3735G and Atom 230 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z3735G and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size1 GB8 GB
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth5.3 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series-
Graphics max frequency646 MHz-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom Z3735G 0.49
+345%
Atom 230 0.11

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.

Atom Z3735G 772
+357%
Atom 230 169

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Atom Z3735G 946
+69.8%
Atom 230 557

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Atom Z3735G 2891
+240%
Atom 230 851

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 0.11
Recency 9 April 2014 2 April 2008
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 4 Watt

Atom Z3735G has a 345.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Atom Z3735G is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 230 in performance tests.


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