Intel Core i5-4670K vs Intel Atom Z3736F

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-4670K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3736F
Intel Core i5-4670K Intel Atom Z3736F

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4670K or Intel Atom Z3736F - 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 Core i5-4670K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4670K was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Atom Z3736F has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.16 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3736F was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Atom (101)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
4 Generation 4
Haswell S Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4670K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4670K is 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Atom Z3736F has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3736F is at 1.33 GHz (2.16 GHz).

Intel Core i5-4670K Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 1.33 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.16 GHz
3.60 GHz 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 Core i5-4670K Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-4670K or Intel Atom Z3736F 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 4600 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 7
22 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 2
20 Compute units 4
160 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11.2

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 4600 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
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 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4670K can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Atom Z3736F supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-4670K Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3L-1333
32 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-4670K is 84 W, while the Intel Atom Z3736F has a TDP of 4 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-4670K Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
84 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4670K is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z3736F is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-4670K Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1150 Socket BGA 592
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 20 $
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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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
978 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
209 (21%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3217 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
584 (18%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (11%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
5557 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
502 (9%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
908 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3829 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
975 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 2.16 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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3545 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
371 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1456 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
581 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
417 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1553 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
148 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
520 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-4670K Intel Atom Z3736F
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