Intel Atom Z2520 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom Z2520 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026, speed examination of GPUs PowerVR SGX544 and Adreno 305.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z2520 is dual-core (Cloverview) and Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Atom Z2520 or Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 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

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

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

Atom Z2520

14%

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z2520

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z2520	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Total score	11918	19590
CPU	3335	5485
GPU	4536	7454
MEM	1906	3139
UX	2154	3520

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z2520	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Single-Core	31	52
Multi-Core	145	239

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z2520	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Frequency	1200 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	2	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.2 GHz Cloverview	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	533
Memory bandwidth	4	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	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. Another difference is that Atom Z2520 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 400 APQ8026. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR SGX544	Adreno 305
GPU Frequency	533 MHz	450 MHz
GFloPS	17.06	21.6
# of Cores	1
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	1920 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	3.2	3.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	9.8	14.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	5.3	8.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	5.9	6.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	7.7	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.5	18.1
Real Racing 3	9.3	16.6
Sniper 3D	10.1	13.3
Need for Speed No Limits	9.5	14.9
Mortal Kombat X	6.9	10.8
CSR Racing 2	6.9	10.8

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.
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	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7160	Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Download speed	72 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 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: 5
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is better: 30
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom Z2520 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z2520 specs and review.

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 specs and review.