Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 512 and Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell).

This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x5-Z8550 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, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, Neocore, Octane V2, PassMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chips in Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Atom x5-Z8550 or Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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 660 MSM8976 Plus

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

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8550

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score	73756	113847
CPU	20655	31874
GPU	28035	43265
MEM	11795	18217
UX	13276	20499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core	190	232
Multi-Core	859	1024

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8550	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency	1440 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.4 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-Z8550 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 400 (Braswell)	Adreno 512
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	134	255
# of Cores	16
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1600 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)	16.3	43.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.7	46.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	24.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	39.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.8	57.8
Real Racing 3	55.4	58.1
Sniper 3D	44.3	74.4
Need for Speed No Limits	49.9	65.1
Mortal Kombat X	44.3	74.4
CSR Racing 2	36	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	16 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-Z8550 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. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Atom x5-Z8550 and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 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.