Processor comparison
Intel Celeron 2955U vs Intel Atom Z3740
Intel
Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
1400 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Atom Z3740
Intel BGA1380
1333 MHz
4 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
- Intel Atom Z3740158%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Celeron 2955U132%
- Intel Atom Z3740100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Celeron 2955U100%
- Intel Atom Z3740190%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 32% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3740
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 90% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 58% higher average synthetic performance.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Atom Z3740
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Atom Z3740
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Celeron 2955U | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
| BPT | | |
Architecture
| Intel Celeron 2955U | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | Intel_Silvermont |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Haswell | Bay Trail-T |
| Release Date | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Celeron 2955U | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD | HD Graphics |
Cache
| Intel Celeron 2955U | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 2048 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
Physical
| Intel Celeron 2955U | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Intel BGA1380 |
| Max Case Temp | 105°C | unknown |
| Package | FC-PGA12F | FC-BGA1380 |
| Die Size | 118mm² | unknown |
| Process | 22 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Celeron 2955U | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1400 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 1867 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 2 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Celeron 2955U1568 points
- Intel Atom Z37401120 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Celeron 2955U3136 points
- Intel Atom Z37403199 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Celeron 2955U2110
- Intel Atom Z37402437
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Celeron 2955U1238
- Intel Atom Z3740763
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Celeron 2955U1520
- Intel Atom Z37401838
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Celeron 2955U2069
- Intel Atom Z3740963
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Celeron 2955U4000
- Intel Atom Z37403380
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Celeron 2955U27
- Intel Atom Z374024.5
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Celeron 2955U53.18
- Intel Atom Z374029
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Celeron 2955U1054
- Intel Atom Z37401569
MB/s - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.13
- Intel Atom Z37400.73
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.09
- Intel Atom Z37400.16
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- Intel Celeron 2955U0.06
- Intel Atom Z37400.1
GB/s
Sunspider 1.0
- Intel Celeron 2955U347.4
- Intel Atom Z3740550.1
score - higher is better