Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell).

This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x5-Z8550 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Atom x5-Z8550 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 8 Octa 8890

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

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8550

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	73756	123350
CPU	20655	34536
GPU	28035	46875
MEM	11795	19745
UX	13276	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	190	252
Multi-Core	859	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8550	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	1440 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.4 GHz SoFIA	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	384 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 Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is 37% better than Atom x5-Z8550 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 more core than Exynos 8 Octa 8890. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	134	265
# of Cores	16	12
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.3	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.7	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.8	61.7
Real Racing 3	55.4	75.6
Sniper 3D	44.3	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	49.9	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	44.3	58
CSR Racing 2	36	70.6

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		24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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 2/3 CA
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	150 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: 5
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 33
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 comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Atom x5-Z8550 and Exynos 8 Octa 8890, 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.

Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.