Intel Atom Z3590 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom Z3590 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, compare of GPUs IMG8322 and PowerVR G6430.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield) and Spreadtrum SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as GFXBench, 3DMark, Neocore, PCMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, Quadrant, Vellamo, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chips are in games Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Atom Z3590 or Spreadtrum SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

Atom Z3590

35%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3590

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3590	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	49101	37187
CPU	13755	10411
GPU	18661	14121
MEM	7866	5948
UX	8833	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3590	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	130	98
Multi-Core	600	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3590	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	2500 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	13	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	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 Spreadtrum SC9863A in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z3590 has 4 more core than Spreadtrum SC9863A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6430	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	640 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	163.78	146.2
# of Cores	4	128
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2160 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	9.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.7	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.5	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.6	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.6	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.5	36.3
Real Racing 3	48.1	26.4
Sniper 3D	60.5	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	49.5	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	39.9	22.9
CSR Racing 2	35.8	24.6

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		16 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	LTE-4
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 Z3590 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 9
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Atom Z3590 and Spreadtrum SC9863A, 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.

Spreadtrum SC9863A SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9863A specs and review.