Intel Atom Z3785 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270

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Intel Atom Z3785 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 270
Intel Atom Z3785 AMD Athlon II X2 270

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3785 or AMD Athlon II X2 270 - 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 Z3785 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.41 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3785 was released in Q2/2014.

The AMD Athlon II X2 270 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 270 was released in Q3/2011.
Intel Atom (108) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
4 Generation 1
Bay Trail Architecture Propus
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3785 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.49 GHz (2.41 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X2 270 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.49 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
2.41 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 Z3785 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.31 GHz GPU frequency --
0.83 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 Z3785 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 270 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270
LPDDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom Z3785 has a TDP of 4 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X2 270 is 65 W.

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3785 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X2 270 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270
22 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1380 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price --
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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 Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
477 (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 Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
4C 4T @ 1.49 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
931 (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 Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.83 GHz
53 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 AMD Athlon II X2 270
@ 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 Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
4C 4T @ 1.49 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
1269 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Atom Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
4C 4T @ 1.49 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
309 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3785 AMD Athlon II X2 270
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