AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs Intel Atom Z3745D

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Atom Z3745D is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Athlon II X2 340 Intel Atom Z3745D
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Athlon II Intel Atom
• Generation
  1 4
• CPU group
  AMD Athlon II (Trinity) Intel Atom Z3700

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon II X2 340 vs Intel Atom Z3745D by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.20 GHz 1.33 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.60 GHz 1.83 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Atom Z3745D along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.31 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.79 GHz
• Execution units
  4
• Shader
  32
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 8 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  7
• DirectX Version
  11.2
• Technology
  22 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Atom Z3745D. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Atom Z3745D you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  2 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Atom Z3745D.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon II X2 340 or Intel Atom Z3745D? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 4 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 90 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Atom Z3745D CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT
• ISA extensions
  SSE3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Trinity Bay Trail
• Technology
  32 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  FM2 BGA 1380
• Release date
  Q4/2012 Q1/2014

List of devices based on AMD Athlon II X2 340 and Intel Atom Z3745D.

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