Intel Pentium 987 vs Intel Atom Z3745

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Intel Pentium 987 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3745
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Atom Z3745

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 987 or Intel Atom Z3745 - 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 Pentium 987 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 987 was released in Q3/2012.

The Intel Atom Z3745 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3745 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
3 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 987 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 987 is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Atom Z3745 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3745 is at 1.33 GHz (1.86 GHz).

Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3745
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.33 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.86 GHz
-- 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 Pentium 987 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3745
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium 987 or Intel Atom Z3745 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 (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.78 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 4
48 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 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 (Sandy Bridge GT1) 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
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 987 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Atom Z3745 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3745
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1066
16 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 987 is 17 W, while the Intel Atom Z3745 has a TDP of 4 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3745
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 987 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z3745 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3745
32 nm Technology 22 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
BGA 1023 Socket BGA 1380
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2012 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3745 (61%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 (99%)
Intel Atom Z3745 (96%)

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 Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
297 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3745 Intel Atom Z3745
4C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
182 (61%)

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 Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
582 (97%)
Intel Atom Z3745 Intel Atom Z3745
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
598 (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 Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3745 Intel Atom Z3745
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.78 GHz
50 (52%)

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 Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
675 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3745 Intel Atom Z3745
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
621 (92%)

Devices using this processor

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