Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y

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Intel Atom x7-Z8700 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 Pentium Gold 4425Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2017.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9) CPU group Intel Pentium 4400 (5)
5 Generation 7
Cherry Trail Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 Pentium Gold 4425Y clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Pentium Gold 4425Y
-- 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 615
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 24
128 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
12 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.

Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) GPU Intel HD Graphics 615
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Pentium Gold 4425Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
2 PCIe lanes 10
1.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has a TDP of 2 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
14 nm Technology 14 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
BGA 138 Socket BGA 1515
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 Q2/2017
30 $ Release price 193 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 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 (56%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
427 (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 (86%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
979 (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 (47%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (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 (78%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1714 (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 (61%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
66 (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 (87%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
166 (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 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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