Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, compare of GPUs Mali-450 MP4 and Adreno 306.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x3-C3230RK is quad-core () and Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, AnTuTu, Quadrant, PassMark, GFXBench, and how good the processors are in games Fortnite, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Atom x3-C3230RK or Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 410 MSM8916

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

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x3-C3230RK

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Total score	19471	31881
CPU	5444	8934
GPU	7398	12115
MEM	3106	5100
UX	3505	5745

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Single-Core	51	84
Multi-Core	238	389

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Frequency	1100 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.1 GHz	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR2/3
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 410 MSM8916 is 8% 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 306
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	35.77	21.6
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 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	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.5	25.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.2	16.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.7	15.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.1	20.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	20.3	32.5
Real Racing 3	20.4	20.4
Sniper 3D	16.3	35.9
Need for Speed No Limits	18.4	22.8
Mortal Kombat X	13.3	23.6
CSR Racing 2	11.2	17.9

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	13 MP	13 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	A-GOLD 620	Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3230RK is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 is better: 23
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Atom x3-C3230RK and Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, 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 410 MSM8916 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 specs and review.