Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 510 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x7-Z8700 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, 3DMark, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Neocore, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Atom x7-Z8700 or Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 x7-Z8700

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

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

Atom x7-Z8700

53%

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x7-Z8700

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Total score	69107	86746
CPU	19342	24279
GPU	26260	32957
MEM	11060	13874
UX	12432	15623

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Single-Core	178	224
Multi-Core	804	1010

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x7-Z8700	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Frequency	1600 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6-2.4 GHz SoFIA	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 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 Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is 11% better than Atom x7-Z8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x7-Z8700 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Adreno 510
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	179	176
# of Cores	16
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 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)	15.4	17.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	31.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.2	19.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	15.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.2	18.2
Real Racing 3	31.6	54.4
Sniper 3D	48.1	59.1
Need for Speed No Limits	45.5	56
Mortal Kombat X	32.9	45.1
CSR Racing 2	30.4	43.5

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	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 X8 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 x7-Z8700 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Atom x7-Z8700 and Snapdragon 650 MSM8956, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x7-Z8700 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x7-Z8700 specs and review.

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 specs and review.