Processor comparison
AMD A6-3400M vs Intel Atom Z3740
AMD
AMD A6-3400M
AMD Socket FS1
1400 MHz
4 cores
Jun 2011
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Atom Z3740
Intel BGA1380
1333 MHz
4 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A6-3400M115%
- Intel Atom Z3740100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A6-3400M107%
- Intel Atom Z3740100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A6-3400M121%
- Intel Atom Z3740100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3400M
- 7% higher single threaded performance.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 21% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 15% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3740
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD A6-3400M
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD A6-3400M
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD A6-3400M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| Power Now! | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| EIST | | |
| XD bit | | |
| BPT | | |
Architecture
| AMD A6-3400M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| Architecture | AMD LLano | Intel_Silvermont |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Llano | Bay Trail-T |
| Release Date | Jun 2011 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A6-3400M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 6520G | HD Graphics |
Cache
| AMD A6-3400M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD A6-3400M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| Socket | AMD Socket FS1 | Intel BGA1380 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | FC-BGA1380 |
| Die Size | 228mm² | unknown |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A6-3400M | Intel Atom Z3740 |
| Cpu Frequency | 1400 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 2300 MHz | 1867 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4125 V | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | 2 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A6-3400M2300 points
- Intel Atom Z37401120 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A6-3400M5600 points
- Intel Atom Z37403199 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A6-3400M2797
- Intel Atom Z37402437
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A6-3400M882
- Intel Atom Z3740763
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- AMD A6-3400M2135
- Intel Atom Z37401838
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- AMD A6-3400M1512
- Intel Atom Z3740963
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- AMD A6-3400M4922
- Intel Atom Z37403380
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- AMD A6-3400M37
- Intel Atom Z374024.5
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- AMD A6-3400M26
- Intel Atom Z374029
seconds - lower is better