Intel Atom Z3735F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Intel Atom Z3735F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928, comparison of GPUs Adreno 305 and Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail).

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z3735F is quad-core (Bay Trail) and Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be 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 test applications like Neocore, Vellamo, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Atom Z3735F or Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 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 400 MSM8928

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

Atom Z3735F

36%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3735F

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Total score	21810	21723
CPU	6097	6078
GPU	8285	8251
MEM	3484	3472
UX	3930	3901

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Single-Core	57	57
Multi-Core	266	265

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3735F	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Frequency	1330 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.33-1.83 GHz Bay Trail	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2/3
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 Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is 16% better than Atom Z3735F 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 305
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	450 MHz
GFloPS	42.8	21.6
# 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	5.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.1	16.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.7	10.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	10.6	8.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.2	12.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.2	20.2
Real Racing 3	15.9	19.1
Sniper 3D	16.5	14.2
Need for Speed No Limits	17.8	19.6
Mortal Kombat X	14.6	17.4
CSR Racing 2	14	14.2

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	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	Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
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 Z3735F is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is better: 11
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 400 MSM8928 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 specs and review.