Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Intel Core i7-4600U

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Intel Atom x7-Z8700 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4600U
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Core i7-4600U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and the Intel Core i7-4600U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 4 core processor released in Q1/2015 with the Intel Core i7-4600U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
5 Generation 4
Cherry Trail Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-4600U clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.30 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4600U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 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.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4600U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
8 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 20
128 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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.

Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom x7-Z8700, while the Intel Core i7-4600U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4600U
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3L-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
2 PCIe lanes 12
1.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has a TDP of 2 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-4600U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4600U
2 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-4600U is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4600U
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 138 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2015 Release date Q3/2013
30 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
239 (29%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
829 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
838 (61%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1372 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
187 (20%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
950 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
584 (34%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1735 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz
154 (44%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1342 (50%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2702 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
40 (33%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
120 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
145 (50%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
291 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
280 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
522 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1442.5 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
801 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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