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Intel Core i5-560UM vs Intel Atom Z3735F vs Intel Core i5-460M

Intel Core i5-560UM

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The Intel Core i5-560UM is a Ultra Low Voltage dual-core processor for small and light laptops. It is clocked with 1.3 - 2 GHz (if Turbo Boost is enabled). Each core is based on the Nehalem (Westmere) micro-architecture. Hyperthreading enables the Dual Core CPU to handle 4 threads at once (for a better usage of the pipeline). AES, VT-d and Trusted Execution are activated (compared to the 470UM).

A feature of the Core i5-560UM is the integrated graphics card (called Intel HD Graphics) and memory controller. Both are on a separate die that is still manufactured in 45nm whereas the CPU die is already manufactured in the new 32nm process.

Due to the integrated memory controller, HyperThreading and Turbo Boost, the  Core i5-560UM is faster than a similar clocked Core 2 Duo (1.3 GHz) in all (us known) applications and benchmarks. Still the Turbo Boost may not trigger very often (sometimes it is even not activated in the BIOS) and therefore the maximum of 2.13 GHz may not be important.

The integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD (GMA HD) graphics card is between 166-500 MHz (Turbo Boost) and therefore the base speed is clearly below the non low voltage versions. The performance should still be faster than the old GMA 4500MHD.

The power consumption of 18 Watt TDP (max.) counts for the whole package and therefore it is clearly better than the 17 Watt TDP of the Core 2 Duo SL-series (CPU alone).

Intel Atom Z3735F

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The Intel Atom Z3735F is a power-efficient quad-core SoC for tablets (mainly Android). It is clocked at 1.33 - 1.83 GHz and is part of the Bay Trail-T platform. Thanks to the specially optimized 22nm low-power design process (P1271) with Tri-Gate transistors, performance and energy efficiency have been significantly improved compared to its predecessor. In contrast to the Z3735D, the Z3735F comes in a different BGA package.

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, and 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 additions 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 Z3735F is significantly faster than previous Intel Atoms like the Z2760. Depending on the benchmark, the Z3735F competes with AMDs Temash and Kabini APUs like the 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. Compared to ARM SoCs for Android systems, the Z3735F is placed in the upper mid-range segment.

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 646 MHz, the GPU is even slower than the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge). Therefore, only older and less demanding games (like simple Android titles) will run fluently. However, video acceleration and other multimedia applications are no problem for the chip.

Power Consumption

The entire SoC is rated at an SDP of 2.2 W, which indicates a TDP of less than 4 W. Thus, the chip can be used in passively cooled tablets.

Intel Core i5-460M

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The Intel Core i5-460M is a high end dual core CPU for laptops and clocks (due to the Turbo Mode) from 2.53 to 2.8 GHz. Each core is based on the Nehalem (Westmere) micro-architecture. Hyperthreading enables the Dual Core CPU to handle 4 threads at once (for a better usage of the pipeline). Compared to the Core i5-540M, the 460M does not support AES, VT-d and Trusted Execution functions and features a slower Turbo Boost (2.8 versus 3.06 GHz).

A feature of the new Core i5-460M is the integrated graphics card called GMA HD and memory controller. Both are on a separate die that is still manufactured in 45nm whereas the CPU die is already manufactured in the new 32nm process.

The performance of the Core i5-460M is on average faster than a 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo T9800 and in some benchmarks even faster than the fastest Core 2 Duo T9900 (e.g. 3DMark 06 CPU Score). Therefore, the Core i5-460M is a high end dual core cpu which should handle all daily work and gaming tasks. Only the quad core i7 CPUs can be noticeably faster at tasks that require four or more threads (e.g. rendering).

The integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD (GMA HD) graphics card is known to be clocked up to 500-766 MHz and should be clearly faster than the old GMA 4500MHD. A GeForce 9400M (ION) should still be a faster (especially as Nvidia and ATI cards have a better driver support than Intel up to now). According to rumors, the GMA core will also use the Turbo Mode regulate the clock speed.

The power consumption of 35 Watt TDP (max.) counts for the whole package and therefore it is clearly better than the 35 Watt TDP of the Core 2 Duo T-series (CPU alone). Due to the Turbo Boost, the Core i5 is likely to use the whole TDP of 35 Watt under load and therefore can use more power than a similar specified Core 2 Duo. In Idle mode, the i5 uses clearly less power than the Core 2 Duo CPUs.

ModelIntel Core i5-560UMIntel Atom Z3735FIntel Core i5-460M
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel AtomIntel Core i5
CodenameArrandaleBay Trail-TArrandale
Series: Core i5 Arrandale
Intel Core i5-580M2.67 - 3.33 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-560M2.67 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-480M2.67 - 2.93 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-540M2.53 - 3.07 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-460M2.53 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-520M2.4 - 2.93 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-450M2.4 - 2.66 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-430M2.26 - 2.53 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-560UM « 1.33 - 2.13 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-470UM1.33 - 1.87 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-540UM1.2 - 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-520UM1.06 - 1.87 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-430UM1.2 - 1.73 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Atom Z37951.59 - 2.39 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z37851.49 - 2.41 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z37751.46 - 2.39 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3775D1.49 - 2.41 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z37701.46 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3770D1.5 - 2.41 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3736F1.33 - 2.16 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3736G1.33 - 2.16 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z37451.33 - 1.86 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3745D1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z37401.33 - 1.86 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3740D1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3735D1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3735E1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3735F « 1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z3735G1.33 - 1.83 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom Z36801.33 - 2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z3680D1.33 - 2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Core i5-580M2.67 - 3.33 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-560M2.67 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-480M2.67 - 2.93 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-540M2.53 - 3.07 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-460M « 2.53 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-520M2.4 - 2.93 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-450M2.4 - 2.66 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-430M2.26 - 2.53 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-560UM1.33 - 2.13 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-470UM1.33 - 1.87 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-540UM1.2 - 2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-520UM1.06 - 1.87 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-430UM1.2 - 1.73 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Clock1333 - 2130 MHz1330 - 1830 MHz2530 - 2800 MHz
FSB25002400
L2 Cache512 KB2 MB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 42 / 4
TDP18 Watt<4 Watt35 Watt
Transistors382+177 Million382+177 Million
Technology32 nm22 nm32 nm
Die Size81+114 mm281+114 mm2
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketBGA1288UTFCBGA592BGA1288, PGA988
FeaturesIntel HD Graphics 166-500MHz, DDR3-800 Memory Controller, Turbo Boost, Hyper-Threading, Virtualization Technology VT-x, Intel 64, Idle States, Enhanced Speedstep, Thermal Monitoring, Fast Memory Access, Flex Memory Access, Execute Disable BitIntel HD Graphics (Bay Trail, 313 - 646 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. 2 GB Single-Channel DDR3L-RS 1333, Quick Syncintegrated DDR3 memory controller, GMA HD Graphics, MMX, SSE (1,2,3,3S, 4.1, 3.2), EM64T, VT-x
Architecturex86x86x86
$250 U.S.$17 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
L1 Cache224 KB128 KB
iGPUIntel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) (311 - 646 MHz)

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1.5 Points (2%)
min: 0.72     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (1%)     max: 1.07 Points
154%
460M +
min: 1.7     avg: 2.2     median: 2.3 (3%)     max: 2.48 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 0.27     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (8%)     max: 0.31 Points
326%
1 460M +
min: 2971     avg: 3106     median: 3080 (19%)     max: 3491 Points
246%
1 460M +
min: 6634     avg: 7073     median: 7085 (5%)     max: 7898 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 560UM +
5684 Points (4%)
149%
1 460M +
min: 8060     avg: 8437     median: 8468 (6%)     max: 9160 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 560UM +
2743 Points (3%)
139%
1 460M +
min: 3569     avg: 3807     median: 3818.5 (5%)     max: 4034 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
1965 s (23%)
min: 1079     avg: 1115     median: 1100 (13%)     max: 1165 s
121%
460M +
min: 515     avg: 596     median: 575 (7%)     max: 837 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
61 s (12%)
min: 34.33     avg: 35.6     median: 35.7 (7%)     max: 36.89 s
110%
460M +
min: 16.7     avg: 19.4     median: 18.6 (4%)     max: 27 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 1595     avg: 1635     median: 1635 (3%)     max: 1675 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 6.79     avg: 6.8     median: 6.8 (2%)     max: 6.83 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 34.95     avg: 35.6     median: 35.9 (8%)     max: 36.06 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 0.0857     avg: 0.3     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.876 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 0.133     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (2%)     max: 0.136 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 0.612     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (2%)     max: 0.622 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
1976 Points (4%)
min: 856     avg: 1164     median: 1164 (2%)     max: 1472 Points
149%
460M +
min: 2770     avg: 2938     median: 2945 (6%)     max: 3142 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
22 s (5%)
min: 27.45     avg: 36.1     median: 27.5 (6%)     max: 53.3 s
101%
460M +
min: 14.09     avg: 16     median: 16 (3%)     max: 18 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
51 s (2%)
min: 61.2     avg: 79.1     median: 61.2 (3%)     max: 114.9 s
101%
460M +
min: 33.03     avg: 37.3     median: 37 (2%)     max: 42.6 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1209 s (5%)
min: 1566     avg: 1747     median: 1566 (7%)     max: 2109 s
102%
460M +
min: 782     avg: 918     median: 880 (4%)     max: 1521 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 560UM +
26690 MIPS (13%)
144%
1 460M +
38480 MIPS (18%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 560UM +
19310 MFLOPS (15%)
146%
1 460M +
28160 MFLOPS (22%)
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
1 460M +
min: 5942     avg: 6910     median: 6880 (14%)     max: 7682 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 460M +
min: 6.8     avg: 6.9     median: 6.9 (88%)     max: 6.9 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 460M +
min: 6382     avg: 7659     median: 7826 (7%)     max: 7985 Points
217%
1 460M +
min: 2402     avg: 2583     median: 2587 (7%)     max: 2756 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 11980     avg: 12961     median: 12748 (10%)     max: 14156 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 12499     avg: 14778     median: 15281 (13%)     max: 16050 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 Z3735F +
1504 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 2018     avg: 2166     median: 2191.5 (4%)     max: 2213 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 767     avg: 785     median: 786 (15%)     max: 801 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 2139     avg: 2244     median: 2243.5 (18%)     max: 2348 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 1877     avg: 1957     median: 1956.5 (18%)     max: 2036 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 2059     avg: 2161     median: 2161 (4%)     max: 2263 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 2338     avg: 2477     median: 2477 (5%)     max: 2616 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 2128     avg: 2239     median: 2238.5 (6%)     max: 2349 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 Z3735F +
300 MFLOPS (10%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 Z3735F +
145 MFLOPS (14%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 5410     avg: 7761     median: 8832 (10%)     max: 9362 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 3067     avg: 4539     median: 3524 (3%)     max: 6457 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
100%
1 Z3735F +
1221 Points (33%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
100%
1 Z3735F +
1379 Points (31%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
100%
1 Z3735F +
3069 Points (41%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 Z3735F +
min: 32624     avg: 33917     median: 33917 (34%)     max: 35210 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 Z3735F +
5281 Points (26%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-560UM → 100% n=7

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom Z3735F → 90% n=7

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-460M → 120% n=7

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