Intel Atom x3-C3200RK vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom x3-C3200RK vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 304 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x3-C3200RK is quad-core () and Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like AnTuTu, Vellamo, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, PassMark, Quadrant, Neocore, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of chips in Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Atom x3-C3200RK or Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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-C3200RK

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

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

Atom x3-C3200RK

26%

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x3-C3200RK

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x3-C3200RK	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2
Total score	19384	17276
CPU	5426	4846
GPU	7356	6572
MEM	3101	2754
UX	3489	3104

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x3-C3200RK	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2
Single-Core	51	45
Multi-Core	236	211

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x3-C3200RK	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2
Frequency	1100 MHz	1260 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.1 GHz	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR 2/3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	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 212 MSM8909 v2 is 12% better than Atom x3-C3200RK in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Adreno 304
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	35.77	19.2
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 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	6.9	4.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.4	13.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.5	7.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.1	7.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	20.5	16.8
Real Racing 3	15.8	15
Sniper 3D	16.8	12
Need for Speed No Limits	14.7	12
Mortal Kombat X	13.7	8.6
CSR Racing 2	14.7	8.3

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem		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-C3200RK is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 is better: 6
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear 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-C3200RK SoC - all data

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

• Atom x3-C3200RK specs and review.

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 specs and review.