Atom Z3740 vs Celeron 877
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 877 outperforms Atom Z3740 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 877 and Atom Z3740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2962 | 3023 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.41 | 18.56 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Bay Trail-T (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 1 July 2012 (12 years ago) | 27 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | $32 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 877 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 | 1.4 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 14 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 877 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1023 | UTFCBGA1380 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 877 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 | - | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 877 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 877 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 877 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | 17.1 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 877 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 877 and Atom Z3740.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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. 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.43 | 0.39 |
| Recency | 1 July 2012 | 27 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 2 Watt |
Celeron 877 has a 10.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom Z3740, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 750% lower power consumption.
The Celeron 877 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3740 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 877 and Atom Z3740, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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