Intel Atom Z3735E vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y

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Intel Atom Z3735E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
Intel Atom Z3735E Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3735E or Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y - 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 Z3735E has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3735E was released in Q1/2014.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
4 Generation 2
Bay Trail Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3735E has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3735E is 1.33 GHz (1.83 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y is at 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Atom Z3735E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
4 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.33 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
1.83 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
1.83 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.

Intel Atom Z3735E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom Z3735E or Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.31 GHz GPU frequency --
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

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 (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3735E can use up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z3735E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
DDR3L-1333 Memory DDR4-2933
1 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3735E is 4 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3735E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3735E is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 35.75 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3735E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
22 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, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 138 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2019
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom Z3735E (15%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom Z3735E (1%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y (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 Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
172 (15%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
1128 (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 Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
200 (1%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
19402 (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 Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
366 (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 Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
557 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3735E Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
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