AMD G-T40N vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700

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AMD G-T40N CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
AMD G-T40N Intel Atom x7-Z8700

CPU comparison

AMD G-T40N or Intel Atom x7-Z8700 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD G-T40N has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD G-T40N was released in Q1/2011.

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 was released in Q1/2015.
AMD G (38) Family Intel Atom (108)
AMD G (13) CPU group Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9)
1 Generation 5
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Cherry Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD G-T40N has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD G-T40N is 1.00 GHz while the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is at 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz).

AMD G-T40N Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8700
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD G-T40N Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8700
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD G-T40N or Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
0.28 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
3 GPU Generation 8
40 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 16
80 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD G-T40N can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

AMD G-T40N Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8700
DDR3L-1066 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 2
-- PCIe Bandwidth 1.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD G-T40N is 9 W, while the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has a TDP of 2 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD G-T40N Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8700
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 2 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD G-T40N is manufactured in 40 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD G-T40N Characteristic Intel Atom x7-Z8700
40 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 138
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems
Q1/2011 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price 30 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD G-T40N (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD G-T40N (38%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD G-T40N AMD G-T40N
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (29%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz
154 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD G-T40N AMD G-T40N
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
516 (38%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1342 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD G-T40N AMD G-T40N
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
239 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD G-T40N AMD G-T40N
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
838 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD G-T40N AMD G-T40N
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
187 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD G-T40N AMD G-T40N
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
584 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD G-T40N AMD G-T40N
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
40 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD G-T40N AMD G-T40N
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
145 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD G-T40N Intel Atom x7-Z8700
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