Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, compare of GPUs Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Mali-T830 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x5-Z8550 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Atom x5-Z8550 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8550

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	73756	60634
CPU	20655	16971
GPU	28035	23044
MEM	11795	9701
UX	13276	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	190	156
Multi-Core	859	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8550	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	1440 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.4 GHz SoFIA	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	16.5
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 Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is 24% better than Atom x5-Z8550 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7880. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	134	71.4
# of Cores	16	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.7	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.8	11.3
Real Racing 3	55.4	29.3
Sniper 3D	44.3	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	49.9	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	44.3	28.3
CSR Racing 2	36	25.4

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	21.7 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
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.7 3CA
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, 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 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 9
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Atom x5-Z8550 and Exynos 7 Octa 7880, 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.

Exynos 7 Octa 7880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7880 specs and review.