Atom Z3740 vs i5-4310U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4310U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.59
+308%
Atom Z3740
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 2 Watt
0.39

Core i5-4310U outperforms Atom Z3740 by a whopping 308% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21113021
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency10.0318.44
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date19 January 2014 (10 years ago)27 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$32

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4310U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.86 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4310U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB4 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s17.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4400Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz667 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

i5-4310U 1.59
+308%
Atom Z3740 0.39

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.

i5-4310U 2524
+306%
Atom Z3740 621

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.

i5-4310U 5897
+512%
Atom Z3740 963

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.

i5-4310U 8960
+165%
Atom Z3740 3380

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.

i5-4310U 3463
+88.4%
Atom Z3740 1838

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.

i5-4310U 19.4
+49.5%
Atom Z3740 29

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.

i5-4310U 1.6
+119%
Atom Z3740 0.7

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.

i5-4310U 2165
+38%
Atom Z3740 1569

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 0.39
Integrated graphics card 1.35 0.77
Recency 19 January 2014 27 September 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 2 Watt

i5-4310U has a 307.7% higher aggregate performance score, 75.3% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 months.

Atom Z3740, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-4310U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3740 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4310U and Atom Z3740, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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