Intel Atom Z3736G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 212

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Intel Atom Z3736G CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Intel Atom Z3736G Qualcomm Snapdragon 212

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3736G or Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 - 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 Z3736G has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.16 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3736G was released in Q2/2014.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 was released in 2015.
Intel Atom (108) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4)
4 Generation 2
Bay Trail Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3736G has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3736G is 1.33 GHz (2.16 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is at 1.30 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.33 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
2.16 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 Z3736G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom Z3736G or Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 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 Qualcomm Adreno 304
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
7 GPU Generation 3
22 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 0
4 Compute units --
32 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
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 Qualcomm Adreno 304
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3736G can use up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.6 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 4.3 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
DDR3L-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066
1 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3736G is 4 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3736G is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 592 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2014 Release date 2015
-- 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 Z3736G Intel Atom Z3736G
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (46%)

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