Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, compare of GPUs Adreno 418 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x7-Z8700 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, GFXBench, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Atom x7-Z8700 or Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 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 x7-Z8700

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

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

Atom x7-Z8700

53%

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

38%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x7-Z8700

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Total score	69107	63981
CPU	19342	17918
GPU	26260	24320
MEM	11060	10236
UX	12432	11509

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Single-Core	178	165
Multi-Core	804	745

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x7-Z8700	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6-2.4 GHz SoFIA	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	24	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 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 808 MSM8992 is 19% better than Atom x7-Z8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x7-Z8700 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 808 MSM8992. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Adreno 418
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	179	172.8
# 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	12.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	22.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.2	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	10.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.2	13.7
Real Racing 3	31.6	28.4
Sniper 3D	48.1	36.3
Need for Speed No Limits	45.5	31.8
Mortal Kombat X	32.9	36.3
CSR Racing 2	30.4	31.8

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 X10 LTE modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	450 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is better: 8
You need to understand that you should not 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 processors Atom x7-Z8700 and Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, 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 808 MSM8992 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 specs and review.