Intel Atom Z3560 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom Z3560 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, compare of GPUs Adreno 505 and PowerVR G6430.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom Z3560 is quad-core (Moorefield) and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Atom Z3560 or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 Z3560

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

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

Atom Z3560

35%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3560

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3560	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	40523	44606
CPU	11354	12489
GPU	15398	16947
MEM	6474	7130
UX	7284	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3560	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	107	118
Multi-Core	495	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3560	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	1800 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.8 GHz Moorefield	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	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 Atom Z3560 is 22% better than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z3560 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6430	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	533 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	136.4	48
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1920 x 1080 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	13.4	13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	33.6	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	22.8	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	28.7	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	42.3	45.4
Real Racing 3	39.9	36.2
Sniper 3D	29.6	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	27.4	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	33.1	34.9
CSR Racing 2	25.1	33.7

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	13 MP	21 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 X6 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 Z3560 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom Z3560 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3560 specs and review.

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.