Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP3 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x7-Z8700 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Atom x7-Z8700 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 Octa 7880

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

Atom x7-Z8700

53%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x7-Z8700

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	69107	60634
CPU	19342	16971
GPU	26260	23044
MEM	11060	9701
UX	12432	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	178	156
Multi-Core	804	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x7-Z8700	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	1600 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6-2.4 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 15% better than Atom x7-Z8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x7-Z8700 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 (Cherry Trail)	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	179	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)	15.4	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.2	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.2	11.3
Real Racing 3	31.6	29.3
Sniper 3D	48.1	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	45.5	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	32.9	28.3
CSR Racing 2	30.4	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 x7-Z8700 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, 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 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.