Atom Z3735G vs i5-540M

Place in the ranking	2372	2886
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	3.07	22.80
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$257	$17

Detailed specifications

Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G 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	4	4
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.07 GHz	1.83 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	56K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	112 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G 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	BGA1288,PGA988	UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G. 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	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	5.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	646 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G.

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.

i5-540M 1.18
+136%

Atom Z3735G 0.50

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.

i5-540M 1808
+134%

Atom Z3735G 772

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.

i5-540M 3133
+231%

Atom Z3735G 946

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.

i5-540M 7031
+143%

Atom Z3735G 2891

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.

i5-540M 2826
+85.2%

Atom Z3735G 1526

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.

i5-540M 18.5
+103%

Atom Z3735G 37.53

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.18	0.50
Recency	7 January 2010	9 April 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2 Watt

i5-540M has a 136% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom Z3735G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1650% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-540M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3735G in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-540M and Atom Z3735G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.