Intel Atom Z3740
VS
Intel Pentium B960
Intel Atom Z3740
VS
Intel Pentium B960

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Atom Z3740 and Intel Pentium B960? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Atom Z3740 or Intel Pentium B960? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.33 GHz
Frequency
2.20 GHz
4
CPU Cores
2
1.86 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
No turbo
4
CPU Threads
2
no data
Turbo (2 Cores)
No turbo
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
No turbo
Turbo (4 Cores)
no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Atom Z3740 or Intel Pentium B960. 

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.31 GHz
GPU frequency
0.65 GHz
0.67 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
1.10 GHz
7
Generation
6
11.2
DirectX Version
10.1
4
Execution units
6
32
Shader
48
8 GB
Max. Memory
--
2
Max. displays
2
22 nm
Technology
32 nm
Q3/2013
Release date
Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode
JPEG
No
No
h265 8bit
No
No
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR3-1066
Memory type
DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333
4 GB
Max. Memory
16 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
PCIe version
2.0
PCIe lanes
16

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

4 W
TDP
35 W
90 °C
Tjunction max.
85 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

2.00 MB
L3-Cache
2.00 MB
22 nm
Technology
32 nm
Bay Trail
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
VT-x
Virtualization
None
BGA 1380
Socket
PGA 988
Q3/2013
Release date
Q4/2011

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Atom Z3740
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Pentium B960