Processor N100 vs Atom Z3740

Place in the ranking	3005	1788
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	18.45	37.07
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	27 September 2013 (11 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$32	$128

Detailed specifications

Atom Z3740 and Processor N100 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	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.86 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z3740 and Processor N100 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	UTFCBGA1380	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z3740 and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom Z3740 and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z3740 and Processor N100 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z3740 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z3740 and Processor N100.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

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 Z3740 0.39

Processor N100 2.35
+503%

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 Z3740 963

Processor N100 4869
+406%

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 Z3740 3380

Processor N100 11207
+232%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Atom Z3740 1838

Processor N100 4838
+163%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Atom Z3740 29

Processor N100 16.22
+78.8%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Atom Z3740 0.7

Processor N100 2.9
+297%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Atom Z3740 1569

Processor N100 2372
+51.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	2.35
Integrated graphics card	0.77	2.32
Recency	27 September 2013	3 January 2023
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	6 Watt

Atom Z3740 has 200% lower power consumption.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has a 502.6% higher aggregate performance score, 201.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Processor N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3740 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z3740 and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.