Intel Atom x3-C3130 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom x3-C3130 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 304 and Mali-400 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x3-C3130 is dual-core (SoFIA) and Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Quadrant, AnTuTu, PCMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chipsets are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Atom x3-C3130 or Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Atom x3-C3130

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Atom x3-C3130

26%

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x3-C3130

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Atom x3-C3130	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Total score	15909	17414
CPU	4444	4876
GPU	6045	6623
MEM	2544	2785
UX	2873	3134

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Atom x3-C3130	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Single-Core	42	46
Multi-Core	194	212

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x3-C3130	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Frequency	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	2	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.0 GHz SoFIA	4x1.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR 2/3
Max. Memory	1 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	533
Memory bandwidth	4	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is 9% better than Atom x3-C3130 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x3-C3130 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 210 MSM8909. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP2	Adreno 304
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	10.8	19.2
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	1280 x 800 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	5.6	5.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	14.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.1	8.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.4	8.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.6	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.3	17.5
Real Racing 3	12.2	10.1
Sniper 3D	17.8	13
Need for Speed No Limits	13	13
Mortal Kombat X	9.3	11.7
CSR Racing 2	8.9	8.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	8 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	A-GOLD 620	Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3130 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is better: 21
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x3-C3130 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Atom x3-C3130 specs and review.

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 specs and review.