Intel Atom Z3590 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom Z3590 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 505 and PowerVR G6430.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield) and Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, PCMark, GFXBench, Neocore, Vellamo, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, 3DMark, and how good the processors are in games Real Racing 3, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Atom Z3590 or Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 Z3590

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

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

Atom Z3590

35%

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3590

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Total score	49101	45818
CPU	13755	12838
GPU	18661	17417
MEM	7866	7330
UX	8833	8244

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Single-Core	130	121
Multi-Core	600	560

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Frequency	2500 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	13	6.4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
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 Atom Z3590 is 43% better than Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z3590 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 435 MSM8940. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6430	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	640 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	163.78	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	16.5	15.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.7	37.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.5	25.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.6	22.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.6	31.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.5	47.4
Real Racing 3	48.1	38
Sniper 3D	60.5	40.5
Need for Speed No Limits	49.5	30.4
Mortal Kombat X	39.9	36.7
CSR Racing 2	35.8	35.4

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	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 X9 LTE modem
Download speed	72 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3590 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is better: 7
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison 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 Z3590 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3590 specs and review.

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 specs and review.