Intel Atom Z2520 vs MediaTek MT8389

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom Z2520 vs MediaTek MT8389, speed examination of GPUs PowerVR SGX544 and PowerVR SGX544.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z2520 is dual-core (Cloverview) and MT8389 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Quadrant, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, PCMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Atom Z2520 or MT8389 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 Z2520

MT8389

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

Atom Z2520

14%

MT8389

-3%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z2520

MT8389

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z2520	MT8389
Total score	11918	22270
CPU	3335	6234
GPU	4536	8457
MEM	1906	3558
UX	2154	4018

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z2520	MT8389
Single-Core	31	59
Multi-Core	145	272

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z2520	MT8389
Frequency	1200 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	2	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.2 GHz Cloverview	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	667
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	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 MT8389 is 19% better than Atom Z2520 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z2520 has 2 more core than MT8389. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR SGX544	PowerVR SGX544
GPU Frequency	533 MHz	300 MHz
GFloPS	17.06	9.6
# of Cores	1	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	1280 x 800 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	3.2	4.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	9.8	16.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	5.3	10.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	5.9	9.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	7.7	13.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.5	21.7
Real Racing 3	9.3	20.8
Sniper 3D	10.1	22.9
Need for Speed No Limits	9.5	12.5
Mortal Kombat X	6.9	15.1
CSR Racing 2	6.9	12.5

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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	8 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7160
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z2520 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8389 is better: 23
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Atom Z2520 and MT8389, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Atom Z2520 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z2520 specs and review.

MT8389 SoC - all data

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

• MT8389 specs and review.