Intel Atom Z3590 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom Z3590 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870, speed examination of GPUs PowerVR G6430 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield) and Exynos 7 Octa 7870 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, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, PassMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Atom Z3590 or Exynos 7 Octa 7870 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 Z3590

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

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

Atom Z3590

35%

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3590

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3590	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Total score	49101	45099
CPU	13755	12626
GPU	18661	17146
MEM	7866	7211
UX	8833	8115

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3590	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Single-Core	130	119
Multi-Core	600	551

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3590	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Frequency	2500 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1650
Memory bandwidth	13	14.9
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 36% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7870 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z3590 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7870. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6430	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	640 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	163.78	47.6
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1200 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	13.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.7	36.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.5	24.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.6	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.6	30.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.5	46.9
Real Racing 3	48.1	48.4
Sniper 3D	60.5	46
Need for Speed No Limits	49.5	43.6
Mortal Kombat X	39.9	27.8
CSR Racing 2	35.8	29

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	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7160	LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	72 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3590 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 13
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Atom Z3590 and Exynos 7 Octa 7870, 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.

Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 specs and review.