Processor comparison
Intel Pentium 3556U vs Intel Atom Z3770
Intel
Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Atom Z3770
Intel BGA1380
1467 MHz
4 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
- Intel Atom Z3770134%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U155%
- Intel Atom Z3770100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 3556U100%
- Intel Atom Z3770167%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 55% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3770
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 67% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Atom Z3770
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Atom Z3770 |
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
| BPT | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Atom Z3770 |
| 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 Pentium 3556U | Intel Atom Z3770 |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD | HD Graphics |
Cache
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Atom Z3770 |
| 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 Pentium 3556U | Intel Atom Z3770 |
| Socket | Intel BGA1168 | Intel BGA1380 |
| Max Case Temp | 105°C | unknown |
| Package | FC-BGA1168 | FC-BGA1380 |
| Die Size | 118mm² | unknown |
| Process | 22 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium 3556U | Intel Atom Z3770 |
| Cpu Frequency | 1700 MHz | 1467 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 2400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 8 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 3556U1904 points
- Intel Atom Z37701440 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 3556U3808 points
- Intel Atom Z37703520 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium 3556U2450
- Intel Atom Z37702835
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium 3556U1413
- Intel Atom Z3770922
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium 3556U1939
- Intel Atom Z37702212
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Single
- Intel Pentium 3556U2515
- Intel Atom Z37701189
points - higher is better
Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi
- Intel Pentium 3556U4854
- Intel Atom Z37703961
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium 3556U22.45
- Intel Atom Z377036
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium 3556U46.23
- Intel Atom Z377026.55
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium 3556U1190
- Intel Atom Z3770898
MB/s - higher is better
x264 Pass 1
- Intel Pentium 3556U49.2
- Intel Atom Z377040.49
FPS - higher is better
x264 Pass 2
- Intel Pentium 3556U9.1
- Intel Atom Z37707.65
FPS - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.15
- Intel Atom Z37700.86
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.12
- Intel Atom Z37700.18
GB/s
TrueCrypt Serpent
- Intel Pentium 3556U0.07
- Intel Atom Z37700.12
GB/s