Intel Atom Z2420 vs Intel Core i3-2367M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom Z2420 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2367M
Intel Atom Z2420 Intel Core i3-2367M

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z2420 or Intel Core i3-2367M - 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 Intel Atom Z2420 has 1 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z2420 was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Core i3-2367M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2367M was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Atom Z2400/Z2600 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
3 Generation 2
Penwell Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z2420 has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z2420 is 1.20 GHz while the Intel Core i3-2367M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2367M is at 1.40 GHz.

Intel Atom Z2420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2367M
1 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 Z2420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2367M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom Z2420 or Intel Core i3-2367M 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.

PowerVR SGX540 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
45nm Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

PowerVR SGX540 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z2420 can use up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-2367M supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z2420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2367M
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1333
1 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z2420 is 3 W, while the Intel Core i3-2367M has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z2420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2367M
3 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z2420 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 0.50 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-2367M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z2420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2367M
32 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 617 Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price --
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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 Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
PowerVR SGX540 @ 0.40 GHz
6 (3%)
Intel Core i3-2367M Intel Core i3-2367M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.00 GHz
192 (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.
Intel Atom Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
1C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2367M Intel Core i3-2367M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
295 (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 Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
1C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2367M Intel Core i3-2367M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
688 (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 Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
1C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2367M Intel Core i3-2367M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
221 (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 Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
1C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2367M Intel Core i3-2367M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
482 (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 Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
1C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2367M Intel Core i3-2367M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
828 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z2420 Intel Core i3-2367M
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