Pentium Dual T2370 vs Atom x7-Z8700
Primary details
Comparing Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2572 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 7x Intel Atom | Intel Pentium Dual Core |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 2 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| Multiplier | 16 | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | UTFCBGA1380 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
Security technologies
Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics | no data |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 16 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160 | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 2 | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 3 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 March 2015 | 1 January 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
Atom x7-Z8700 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom x7-Z8700 and Pentium Dual Core T2370. We've got no test results to judge.
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