Intel Atom Z3590 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom Z3590 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, compare of GPUs Adreno 418 and PowerVR G6430.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield) and Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Atom Z3590 or Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 Z3590

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

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

Atom Z3590

35%

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

38%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3590

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Total score	49101	63981
CPU	13755	17918
GPU	18661	24320
MEM	7866	10236
UX	8833	11509

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Single-Core	130	165
Multi-Core	600	745

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3590	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	13	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 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 Z3590 is 19% better than Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z3590 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 808 MSM8992. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6430	Adreno 418
GPU Frequency	640 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	163.78	172.8
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	12.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.5	22.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.6	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.6	10.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.5	13.7
Real Racing 3	48.1	28.4
Sniper 3D	60.5	36.3
Need for Speed No Limits	49.5	31.8
Mortal Kombat X	39.9	36.3
CSR Racing 2	35.8	31.8

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. 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	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7160	Qualcomm Snapdragon X10 LTE modem
Download speed	72 MBit/s.	450 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
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 808 MSM8992 is better: 18
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 parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Atom Z3590 and Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 808 MSM8992 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 specs and review.