Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, speed examination of GPUs Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x5-Z8550 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as WebXPRT 3, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Atom x5-Z8550 or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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-Z8550

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

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

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8550

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	73756	44606
CPU	20655	12489
GPU	28035	16947
MEM	11795	7130
UX	13276	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	190	118
Multi-Core	859	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	1440 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.4 GHz SoFIA	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	24	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	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 Atom x5-Z8550 is 2% better than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	134	48
# of Cores	16
# of Shader Units		48
Display	2560 x 1600 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		13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.3	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.7	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.8	45.4
Real Racing 3	55.4	36.2
Sniper 3D	44.3	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	49.9	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	44.3	34.9
CSR Racing 2	36	33.7

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	16 MP	21 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		Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 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 x5-Z8550 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 12
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Atom x5-Z8550 and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Atom x5-Z8550 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8550 specs and review.

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.