Intel Atom Z3740 vs MediaTek MT8389

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Intel Atom Z3740 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8389
Intel Atom Z3740 MediaTek MT8389

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3740 or MediaTek MT8389 - 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 Z3740 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3740 was released in Q3/2013.

The MediaTek MT8389 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)
4 Generation 1
Bay Trail Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3740 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3740 is 1.33 GHz (1.86 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8389 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8389 is at 1.20 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3740 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.33 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
1.86 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom Z3740 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom Z3740 or MediaTek MT8389 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 PowerVR SGX544
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.29 GHz
0.67 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.29 GHz
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 45nm
2 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 2
32 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU PowerVR SGX544
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3740 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8389 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Atom Z3740 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
LPDDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR2
4 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3740 is 4 W, while the MediaTek MT8389 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3740 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3740 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8389 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3740 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
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 1380 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q2/2013
-- 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 Z3740 Intel Atom Z3740
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.67 GHz
43 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.29 GHz
9 (21%)

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 Z3740 Intel Atom Z3740
4C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
187 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Z3740 Intel Atom Z3740
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
665 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Z3740 Intel Atom Z3740
4C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
142 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 Z3740 Intel Atom Z3740
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
300 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 Z3740 Intel Atom Z3740
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
639 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3740 MediaTek MT8389
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