Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro, compare of GPUs Adreno 510 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x5-Z8500 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, 3DMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, Octane V2, PCMark, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Atom x5-Z8500 or Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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 x5-Z8500

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

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

Atom x5-Z8500

54%

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8500

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Total score	71836	88401
CPU	20114	24746
GPU	27295	33597
MEM	11495	14142
UX	12928	15904

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Single-Core	185	228
Multi-Core	836	1029

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8500	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Frequency	1440 MHz	1950 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.24 GHz SoFIA	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 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 653 MSM8976 Pro is 26% better than Atom x5-Z8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8500 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Adreno 510
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	115.2	176
# of Cores	16
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	18.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.4	31.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.1	20.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.5	15.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	19.4
Real Racing 3	33	39.3
Sniper 3D	58.1	69.1
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	50.2
CSR Racing 2	37	34.5

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	21 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Atom x5-Z8500 and Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro, 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.

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro specs and review.