Intel Atom Z3785
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Intel Atom Z3785 vs Apple A7. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Atom Z3785
Intel Atom Z3785
Released
Q3/2013
Overall score
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Apple A7
Apple A7

What's the best choice Intel Atom Z3785 or Apple A7? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Atom Z3785 has a maximum frequency of 1.49 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 4 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Apple A7 has a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. 2 Cores. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

Intel Atom Z3785 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom Z3785
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    1.49 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 42% better overclocked clock speed

    2.41 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom Z3785 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1659 place
Apple A7 Reasons to consider
Apple A7
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1817 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1375 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1491 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1506 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Atom Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
Apple A7 Apple A7
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Atom left arrow Apple A series
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Atom Z3700 left arrow Apple A7
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Apple A8
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.49 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.41 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • A core
    -- left arrow 2x Cyclone
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) left arrow PowerVR G6430
  • GPU frequency
    0.31 GHz left arrow 0.45 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.83 GHz left arrow 0.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 64
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    7 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 10
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A7 and Intel Atom Z3785. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-1333 left arrow LPDDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    4 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Atom Z3785 and Apple A7 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    4 W left arrow
  • Tjunction max.
    90 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Atom Z3785 and Intel Atom Z3785, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 1.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Bay Trail left arrow A7
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1380 left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q3/2013
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow S5L8960X

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Atom Z3785 and Apple A7.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
53
Intel Atom Z3785
115
Apple A7

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