Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, comparison of GPUs Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Adreno 506.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x5-Z8550 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, PassMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Quadrant, and how good the chipsets are in games Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Atom x5-Z8550 or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 450 SDM450

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

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8550

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	73756	61183
CPU	20655	17140
GPU	28035	23248
MEM	11795	9791
UX	13276	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	190	203
Multi-Core	859	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	1440 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.4 GHz SoFIA	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	24	7.46
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 Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is 19% better than Atom x5-Z8550 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 450 SDM450. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	134	130
# of Cores	16
# of Shader Units		96
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 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)	16.3	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.7	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.8	12.6
Real Racing 3	55.4	30.6
Sniper 3D	44.3	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	49.9	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	44.3	26.5
CSR Racing 2	36	28.6

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	16 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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 X9 LTE modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	100 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 450 SDM450 is better: 12
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Atom x5-Z8550 and Snapdragon 450 SDM450, 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 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.