Intel Atom Z2520 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Intel Atom Z2520 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928, comparison of GPUs Adreno 305 and PowerVR SGX544.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z2520 is dual-core (Cloverview) and Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Atom Z2520 or Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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 MSM8928

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

Atom Z2520

14%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z2520

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z2520	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Total score	11918	21723
CPU	3335	6078
GPU	4536	8251
MEM	1906	3472
UX	2154	3901

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z2520	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Single-Core	31	57
Multi-Core	145	265

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z2520	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Frequency	1200 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	2	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.2 GHz Cloverview	4x1.6 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. Here Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is 25% better than Atom Z2520 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z2520 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 400 MSM8928. 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	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	5.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	9.8	16.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	5.3	10.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	5.9	8.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	7.7	12.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.5	20.2
Real Racing 3	9.3	19.1
Sniper 3D	10.1	14.2
Need for Speed No Limits	9.5	19.6
Mortal Kombat X	6.9	17.4
CSR Racing 2	6.9	14.2

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	16 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 MSM8928 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs 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 MSM8928 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 specs and review.