Intel Atom Z3590 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom Z3590 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, comparison of GPUs PowerVR G6430 and Adreno 506.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield) and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is octa-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 chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, PCMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, PassMark, GFXBench, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG 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 625 MSM8953 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 625 MSM8953

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

Atom Z3590

35%

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3590

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Total score	49101	61945
CPU	13755	17344
GPU	18661	23539
MEM	7866	9908
UX	8833	11140

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Single-Core	130	160
Multi-Core	600	721

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	13	7.46
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 19% better than Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z3590 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 625 MSM8953. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6430	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	640 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	163.78	130
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		96
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.7	12.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.5	21.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.6	13.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.6	9.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.5	13.7
Real Racing 3	48.1	32.7
Sniper 3D	60.5	48
Need for Speed No Limits	49.5	39.2
Mortal Kombat X	39.9	31.6
CSR Racing 2	35.8	24

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	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, 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.	150 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: 19
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is better: 17
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs 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 625 MSM8953 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 specs and review.