Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 vs Intel Atom Z3736F

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Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3736F
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Atom Z3736F

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 was released in Q4/2015.

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 Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Atom (101)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
5 Generation 4
Skylake S Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 is 2.10 GHz (3.20 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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.33 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.16 GHz
2.40 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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3L-1333
64 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 is 25 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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z3736F is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736F
14 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 1151 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
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 20 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F (22%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F (13%)

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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
932 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
209 (22%)

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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3356 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
584 (17%)

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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6189 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
502 (8%)

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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (100%)

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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
138 (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 Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
533 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Atom Z3736F
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