Intel Atom Z3735F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 215

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom Z3735F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 215, compare of GPUs Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) and Adreno 308.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom Z3735F is quad-core (Bay Trail) and Snapdragon 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Quadrant, 3DMark, PCMark, PassMark, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Octane V2, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, even the gaming performance of processors in PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Atom Z3735F or Snapdragon 215 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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 215

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

Atom Z3735F

36%

Snapdragon 215

34%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3735F

Snapdragon 215

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 215
Total score	21810	24681
CPU	6097	6910
GPU	8285	9383
MEM	3484	3943
UX	3930	4442

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 215
Single-Core	57	38
Multi-Core	266	134

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 215
Frequency	1330 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.33-1.83 GHz Bay Trail	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR 3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	533
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 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 Z3735F is 2% better than Snapdragon 215 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 308
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	42.8	27
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1560 x 720 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	4.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.1	17.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.7	9.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	10.6	9.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.2	13.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.2	22.2
Real Racing 3	15.9	14
Sniper 3D	16.5	17.7
Need for Speed No Limits	17.8	11.2
Mortal Kombat X	14.6	10.7
CSR Racing 2	14	13

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	8 MP	13 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		2x 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	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3735F is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is better: 13
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Atom Z3735F and Snapdragon 215, 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 215 SoC - all data

• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 215 specs and review.