Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x7-Z8700 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Exynos 7 7904 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Atom x7-Z8700 or Exynos 7 7904 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Exynos 7 7904

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

Atom x7-Z8700

53%

Exynos 7 7904

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x7-Z8700

Exynos 7 7904

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Exynos 7 7904
Total score	69107	107393
CPU	19342	30065
GPU	26260	40805
MEM	11060	17181
UX	12432	19334

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Exynos 7 7904
Single-Core	178	219
Multi-Core	804	966

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x7-Z8700	Exynos 7 7904
Frequency	1600 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6-2.4 GHz SoFIA	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 7 7904 is 11% better than Atom x7-Z8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x7-Z8700 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 7904. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	179	52.3
# of Cores	16	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2400 x 1080 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	24.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.2	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	20.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.2	26.4
Real Racing 3	31.6	60.2
Sniper 3D	48.1	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	45.5	64.2
Mortal Kombat X	32.9	64.2
CSR Racing 2	30.4	56.1

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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 2/3CA
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 7904 is better: 28
You need to know that you should not blindly 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 processors Atom x7-Z8700 and Exynos 7 7904, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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.

Exynos 7 7904 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 7904 specs and review.