Atom x5-E3940 vs Z3735G

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z3735G and Atom x5-E3940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2307
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency	no data	11.59
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)	30 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$17	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z3735G and Atom x5-E3940 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.83 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	56K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	112 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	103 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z3735G and Atom x5-E3940 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	UTFCBGA592	Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z3735G and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+

Security technologies

Atom Z3735G and Atom x5-E3940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z3735G and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z3735G and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	1 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	5.3 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel HD Graphics 500
Graphics max frequency	646 MHz	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z3735G and Atom x5-E3940.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 April 2014	30 August 2014
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	10 Watt

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