Intel Atom Z3735F vs Intel Core i7-1280P

Last updated: 2023-09-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom Z3735F		Intel Core i7-1280P
CPU comparison Intel Atom Z3735F or Intel Core i7-1280P - 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 Intel Core i7-1280P has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1280P was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Atom (108)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
4	Generation	12
Bay Trail	Architecture	Alder Lake U
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 Intel Core i7-1280P has 14 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1280P is at 1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz).
Intel Atom Z3735F	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1280P
4	Cores	14
4	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.33 GHz (1.83 GHz)	A-Core	1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz) 6x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.30 GHz (3.60 GHz) 8x Gracemont
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	Intel Core i7-1280P
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Atom Z3735F or Intel Core i7-1280P 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	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.31 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.65 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.45 GHz
7	GPU Generation	13
22 nm	Technology	10 nm
2	Max. displays	4
4	Compute units	96
32	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
11.2	DirectX Version	12.1

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 (Bay Trail GT1)	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
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
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
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 Intel Core i7-1280P supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
Intel Atom Z3735F	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1280P
DDR3L-1333	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
2 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
10.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	11.50 MB
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	28
--	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3735F is 4 W, while the Intel Core i7-1280P has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Atom Z3735F	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1280P
4 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	64 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Atom Z3735F is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-1280P is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 35.50 MB cache.
Intel Atom Z3735F	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1280P
22 nm	Technology	10 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 592	Socket	BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Atom Z3735F (10%)

Intel Core i7-1280P (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Atom Z3735F (4%)

Intel Core i7-1280P (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 Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	186 (12%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	1587 (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 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	588 (6%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	10126 (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 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	146 (7%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	2167 (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 Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	392 (4%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	9827 (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 HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz	41 (2%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz	2223 (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 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	533 (3%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	20478 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Atom Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	77 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Atom Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	437 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	1848 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	13549 (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 Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	707 (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 Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	5222 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Atom Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	206 (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 Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	264 (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 Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	2103 (100%)

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