Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs MediaTek Helio P35

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs MediaTek Helio P35, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8320 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).

This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x5-Z8500 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Helio P35 is octa-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 understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like GFXBench, 3DMark, Octane V2, Neocore, Vellamo, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Atom x5-Z8500 or Helio P35 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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 x5-Z8500

Helio P35

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

Atom x5-Z8500

54%

Helio P35

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8500

Helio P35

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Helio P35
Total score	71836	85543
CPU	20114	23959
GPU	27295	32516
MEM	11495	13679
UX	12928	15397

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Helio P35
Single-Core	185	221
Multi-Core	836	996

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8500	Helio P35
Frequency	1440 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.24 GHz SoFIA	8x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	24	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	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 Helio P35 is 28% better than Atom x5-Z8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8500 has 4 more core than Helio P35. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	PowerVR GE8320
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	115.2	126.8
# of Cores	16	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2400 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.8	17.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.4	30.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.1	18.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.5	14.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	17.9
Real Racing 3	33	60.8
Sniper 3D	58.1	39.5
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	42.6
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	39.5
CSR Racing 2	37	42.6

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. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	13 MP	25 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8500 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P35 is better: 26
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 testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Atom x5-Z8500 and Helio P35, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x5-Z8500 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8500 specs and review.

Helio P35 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P35 specs and review.