Intel Atom Z3735F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom Z3735F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909, speed examination of GPUs Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) and Adreno 304.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom Z3735F is quad-core (Bay Trail) and Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the processors, 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 such as Neocore, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, PassMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Atom Z3735F or Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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 Z3735F

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

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

Atom Z3735F

36%

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3735F

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Total score	21810	17414
CPU	6097	4876
GPU	8285	6623
MEM	3484	2785
UX	3930	3134

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Single-Core	57	46
Multi-Core	266	212

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Frequency	1330 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.33-1.83 GHz Bay Trail	4x1.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR 2/3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	533
Memory bandwidth	4	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 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 Z3735F is 17% better than Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)	Adreno 304
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	42.8	19.2
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	7.5	5.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.1	14.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.7	8.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	10.6	8.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.2	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.2	17.5
Real Racing 3	15.9	10.1
Sniper 3D	16.5	13
Need for Speed No Limits	17.8	13
Mortal Kombat X	14.6	11.7
CSR Racing 2	14	8.9

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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	8 MP	8 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 X5 LTE modem
Download speed	72 MBit/s.	150 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 Z3735F is better: 30
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is better: 5
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Atom Z3735F and Snapdragon 210 MSM8909, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom Z3735F SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3735F specs and review.

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 specs and review.