Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, speed examination of GPUs Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) and Adreno 512.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x5-Z8500 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Vellamo, Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, PassMark, AnTuTu, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Atom x5-Z8500 or Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus 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 660 MSM8976 Plus

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

Atom x5-Z8500

54%

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8500

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score	71836	113847
CPU	20114	31874
GPU	27295	43265
MEM	11495	18217
UX	12928	20499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core	185	232
Multi-Core	836	1024

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8500	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency	1440 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.24 GHz SoFIA	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
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 Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is 34% better than Atom x5-Z8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Adreno 512
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	115.2	255
# of Cores	16
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 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		22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.8	43.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.4	46.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.1	24.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.5	39.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	57.8
Real Racing 3	33	58.1
Sniper 3D	58.1	74.4
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	65.1
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	74.4
CSR Racing 2	37	51.2

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 160
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 X12 LTE modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8500 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 31
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus specs and review.