Atom Z3740 vs Pentium N3520

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Atom Z3740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2685	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	9.09	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	27 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$32

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.17 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.42 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Atom Z3740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Atom Z3740.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2013	27 September 2013
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	2 Watt

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