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Intel Atom Z3740

Intel Z3740

The Intel Atom Z3740 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for Windows and Android tablets. It is clocked at 1.33 - 1.86 GHz and part of the Bay Trail-T platform. Thanks to the specially optimized 22 nanometer low-power process (P1271) with tri-gate transistors, performance and energy efficiency have been significantly improved compared to its predecessor.

Architecture

The processor cores are based on the new Silvermont architecture, which is an out-of-order design for the first time. The increased utilization of the pipeline and many other improvements (optimized branch prediction, increased buffers, enhanced decoders) have increased the performance per clock by about 50 percent. At the same time, however, the Hyper-Threading feature of the previous generation has been removed. Other major changes are the support for new instruction set extensions such as SSE 4.1 and 4.2 as well as AES-NI (depending on the model).

Performance

Thanks to 4 CPU cores and the improved performance per clock, the Z3740 is significantly faster than previous Intel Atoms, e.g. the Z2760. According to our benchmarks, the Z3740 competes with Temash and Kabini APUs like the AMD A6-1450 and A4-5000. For everyday tasks such as Internet or Office the performance is adequate, but not for very complex software or modern games.

Graphics

The HD Graphics (Bay Trail) is based on the Intel Gen7 architecture, which supports DirectX 11 and is also found in the Ivy Bridge series (e.g. HD Graphics 4000). With only 4 EUs (Execution Units) and a relatively low clock speed of up to 667 MHz, the GPU is even slower than the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge). Therefore, only older and less demanding Windows games like World of Warcraft or Fifa will run fluently. However, video acceleration and display resolutions up to 2560 x 1600 pixels are no problem for the chip.

Power Consumption

The entire SoC is rated at an SDP of 2 watts, which indicates a TDP of less than 4 watts. Thus, the chip can be used in passively cooled tablets.

SeriesIntel Atom
CodenameBay Trail-T

Series: Atom Bay Trail-T

Intel Atom Z3795 compare1.59 - 2.39 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3785 compare1.49 - 2.41 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3775 compare1.46 - 2.39 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3775D compare1.49 - 2.41 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3770 compare1.46 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3770D compare1.5 - 2.41 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3736F compare1.33 - 2.16 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3736G compare1.33 - 2.16 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3745 compare1.33 - 1.86 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3745D compare1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3740 « 1.33 - 1.86 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3740D compare1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3735D compare1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3735E compare1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3735F compare1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3735G compare1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3680 compare1.33 - 2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z3680D compare1.33 - 2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock Rate1330 - 1860 MHz
Level 1 Cache224 KB
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)<4 Watt
Manufacturing Technology22 nm
SocketUTFCBGA1380
FeaturesIntel HD Graphics (Bay Trail, 311 - 667 MHz), Quick Sync, Wireless Display, Clear Video HD, Intel 64, SSE 4.1, SSE 4.2, AES-NI, Secure Key, Anti-Theft, Identify-Protection, max. 4 GB Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1067
GPUIntel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) (311 - 667 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$32 U.S.
Announcement Date09/11/2013
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.158     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (3%)     max: 0.159 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 0.724     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (2%)     max: 0.734 GB/s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 22     avg: 24.5     median: 24.5 (5%)     max: 27 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 1566     avg: 1847     median: 1847 (8%)     max: 2128 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
4037 Points (4%)
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Reviews for the Intel Atom Z3740 processor

Review Asus VivoTab Note 8 (M80TA) Tablet

Review Asus VivoTab Note 8 (M80TA) Tablet

Windows for the back pocket. Windows 8 is gaining ground, particularly in the tablet segment. Although Android still clearly dominates the mass market, many man...
Intel Atom Z3740 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 8.00" | 380 g
Review Acer Iconia W4-820-2466 Tablet

Review Acer Iconia W4-820-2466 Tablet

Pocket Windows II. Acer launched an 8-inch Windows tablet based on the Clovertrail platform just a little under a year ago. Now its successor is beginning to ta...
Intel Atom Z3740 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 8.10" | 417 g
Review Toshiba Encore WT8-A-102 Tablet

Review Toshiba Encore WT8-A-102 Tablet

Big promises. Toshiba’s Encore WT8-A-102 is an exciting new Windows tablet with enough mobility and high-quality hardware to potentially threaten the current ma...
Intel Atom Z3740 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 8.00" | 450 g
 

Review Lenovo Miix 2 8 Tablet

Windows for your handbag. Is there a small, 8-inch tablet complete with Windows 8.1, a solid IPS panel and a full version of Microsoft Office 2013 Home & Studen...
Intel Atom Z3740 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 8.00" | 340 g
 

Review Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR Convertible

4 x Atom. Bay Trail-T is supposed to eradicate the performance disadvantages of its predecessors. It wants to do this with a CPU Turbo and now four cores, but i...
Intel Atom Z3740 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 10.10" | 1.1 kg

Acer Iconia W4-821: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 8.10", 0.4 kg
  External Review » Acer Iconia W4-821

Acer Aspire Switch 10: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 10.10", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire Switch 10

Asus Transformer Book T100TA 64Gb Keyboard Dock: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 10.10", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Asus Transformer Book T100TA 64Gb Keyboard Dock

Toshiba Encore WT8-A-103: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 8.00", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Encore WT8-A-103

Asus Transformer Book T100TA-DK007H: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 10.10", 1 kg
  External Review » Asus Transformer Book T100TA-DK007H

Asus VivoTab Note 8: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 8.00", 0.4 kg
  External Review » Asus VivoTab Note 8

Toshiba Encore WT8-A-102: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 8.00", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Encore WT8-A-102

Acer Iconia W4-820-2466: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 8.10", 0.4 kg
  External Review » Acer Iconia W4-820-2466

Lenovo Miix 2 8: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 8.00", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Miix 2 8

Asus Transformer Book T100TA-DK003H: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650, 10.10", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Asus Transformer Book T100TA-DK003H

Asus Transformer Book T100-DK002H: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge), 10.10", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Asus Transformer Book T100-DK002H

Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 10.10", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR

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» Intel Atom Z3735E
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» Intel Atom Z3735G
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Surrounding CPUs

+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
   8x 1.8 GHz
+ Intel Atom x5-Z8350
   4x 1.44 GHz - 1.92 GHz
+ Intel Atom x5-Z8300
   4x 1.44 GHz - 1.84 GHz
+ Intel Atom Z3745
   4x 1.33 GHz - 1.86 GHz
+ Intel Atom Z3745D
   4x 1.33 GHz - 1.83 GHz
» Intel Atom Z3740
   4x 1.33 GHz - 1.86 GHz
- Intel Atom Z3740D
   4x 1.33 GHz - 1.83 GHz
- Intel Atom Z3735D
   4x 1.33 GHz - 1.83 GHz
- Intel Atom Z3735E
   4x 1.33 GHz - 1.83 GHz
- Intel Atom Z3735F
   4x 1.33 GHz - 1.83 GHz
- Intel Atom Z3735G
   4x 1.33 GHz - 1.83 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2013-09- 9)