Intel Atom Z3735F vs AMD A6-3420M

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Intel Atom Z3735F CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-3420M
Intel Atom Z3735F AMD A6-3420M

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3735F or AMD A6-3420M - 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 Z3735F has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. Up to 2 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3735F was released in Q1/2014.

The AMD A6-3420M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3420M was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Atom (101) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group AMD A6-3000M (9)
4 Generation 1
Bay Trail Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3735F has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3735F is 1.33 GHz (1.83 GHz) while the AMD A6-3420M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3420M is at 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz).

Intel Atom Z3735F Characteristic AMD A6-3420M
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.33 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
1.83 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 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 Z3735F Characteristic AMD A6-3420M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom Z3735F or AMD A6-3420M 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 AMD Radeon HD 6520G
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 3
22 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 5
32 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 11

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 AMD Radeon HD 6520G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3735F can use up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.6 GB/s. The AMD A6-3420M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z3735F Characteristic AMD A6-3420M
DDR3L-1333 Memory DDR3-1333
2 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3735F is 4 W, while the AMD A6-3420M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3735F Characteristic AMD A6-3420M
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3735F is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-3420M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3735F Characteristic AMD A6-3420M
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 592 Socket FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems
Q1/2014 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 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 Z3735F Intel Atom Z3735F
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
186 (72%)
AMD A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
259 (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 Z3735F Intel Atom Z3735F
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
588 (76%)
AMD A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
773 (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 Z3735F Intel Atom Z3735F
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (16%)
AMD A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
AMD Radeon HD 6520G @ 0.40 GHz
256 (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 Z3735F Intel Atom Z3735F
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
533 (26%)
AMD A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2084 (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 Z3735F Intel Atom Z3735F
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
146 (100%)
AMD A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 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 Z3735F Intel Atom Z3735F
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
392 (100%)
AMD A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3735F AMD A6-3420M
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