Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).

This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x5-Z8500 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Exynos 7 7904 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Atom x5-Z8500 or Exynos 7 7904 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

Exynos 7 7904

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

Atom x5-Z8500

54%

Exynos 7 7904

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8500

Exynos 7 7904

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Exynos 7 7904
Total score	71836	107393
CPU	20114	30065
GPU	27295	40805
MEM	11495	17181
UX	12928	19334

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Exynos 7 7904
Single-Core	185	219
Multi-Core	836	966

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8500	Exynos 7 7904
Frequency	1440 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.24 GHz SoFIA	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 7 7904 is 19% better than Atom x5-Z8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8500 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 7904. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	115.2	52.3
# 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	24.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.4	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.1	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.5	20.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	26.4
Real Racing 3	33	60.2
Sniper 3D	58.1	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	64.2
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	64.2
CSR Racing 2	37	56.1

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.12/13 2/3CA
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
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 Samsung Exynos 7 7904 is better: 29
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Atom x5-Z8500 and Exynos 7 7904, 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.

Exynos 7 7904 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 7904 specs and review.