Atom Z3735G vs Phenom II X4 P960

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.01
+102%

Phenom II X4 P960 outperforms Atom Z3735G by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P960 and Atom Z3735G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24722882
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency3.6822.80
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$17

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P960 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data112 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P960 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1 (S1g4)UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Atom Z3735G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
AES-NI-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 P960 and Atom Z3735G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Atom Z3735G are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Atom Z3735G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data1 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data5.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequencyno data646 MHz

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.

Phenom II X4 P960 1.01
+102%
Atom Z3735G 0.50

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.

Phenom II X4 P960 1542
+63%
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.

Phenom II X4 P960 5354
+85.2%
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.

Phenom II X4 P960 2519
+65.1%
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.

Phenom II X4 P960 24
+56.4%
Atom Z3735G 37.53

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 0.50
Recency 19 October 2010 9 April 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 2 Watt

Phenom II X4 P960 has a 102% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom Z3735G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 P960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3735G in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P960 and Atom Z3735G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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