Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 215

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 215, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 308 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x3-C3230RK is quad-core () and Snapdragon 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PassMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Octane V2, PCMark, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of SoCs in PUBG, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Atom x3-C3230RK or Snapdragon 215 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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-C3230RK

Snapdragon 215

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

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

Snapdragon 215

34%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x3-C3230RK

Snapdragon 215

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Snapdragon 215
Total score	19471	24681
CPU	5444	6910
GPU	7398	9383
MEM	3106	3943
UX	3505	4442

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Snapdragon 215
Single-Core	51	38
Multi-Core	238	134

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Snapdragon 215
Frequency	1100 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.1 GHz	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR 3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	533
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 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 215 is 15% better than Atom x3-C3230RK 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 308
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	35.77	27
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1560 x 720 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	6.1	4.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.5	17.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.2	9.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.7	9.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.1	13.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	20.3	22.2
Real Racing 3	20.4	14
Sniper 3D	16.3	17.7
Need for Speed No Limits	18.4	11.2
Mortal Kombat X	13.3	10.7
CSR Racing 2	11.2	13

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	13 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		2x 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	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	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3230RK is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is better: 18
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x3-C3230RK SoC - all data

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

• Atom x3-C3230RK specs and review.

Snapdragon 215 SoC - all data

• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 215 specs and review.