Processor comparison
Intel Pentium 987 vs Intel Atom Z3740
Intel
Intel Pentium 987
Intel BGA1023
1500 MHz
2 cores
Feb 2013
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Atom Z3740
Intel BGA1380
1333 MHz
4 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Intel Pentium 987100%
- Intel Atom Z3740206%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 987116%
- Intel Atom Z3740100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- Intel Pentium 987100%
- Intel Atom Z3740245%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 987
- 16% higher single threaded performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3740
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 145% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 106% 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 Pentium 987 | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | |
| Smart Cache. | | |
| EIST | | |
| XD bit | | |
| BPT | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium 987 | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | Intel_Silvermont |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | Bay Trail-T |
| Release Date | Feb 2013 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium 987 | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | HD Graphics |
Cache
| Intel Pentium 987 | 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 Pentium 987 | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | Intel BGA1380 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | rPGA | FC-BGA1380 |
| Die Size | 131mm² | unknown |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium 987 | Intel Atom Z3740 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1500 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 1867 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | unknown |
| TDP | 17 W | 2 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 9871500 points
- Intel Atom Z37401120 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium 9873000 points
- Intel Atom Z37403199 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- Intel Pentium 9871759
- Intel Atom Z37402437
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- Intel Pentium 9871060
- Intel Atom Z3740763
points - higher is better
3DMark06 CPU
- Intel Pentium 9871487
- Intel Atom Z37401838
points - higher is better
SuperPI 1M
- Intel Pentium 98726
- Intel Atom Z374024.5
seconds - lower is better
wPrime 32
- Intel Pentium 98748
- Intel Atom Z374029
seconds - lower is better
WinRAR 4.0
- Intel Pentium 9871107
- Intel Atom Z37401569
MB/s - higher is better
TrueCrypt AES
- Intel Pentium 9870.1
- Intel Atom Z37400.73
GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish
- Intel Pentium 9870.08
- Intel Atom Z37400.16
GB/s