MediaTek MT8163 vs Intel Atom Z3590

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT8163 vs Intel Atom Z3590, comparison of GPUs PowerVR G6430 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT8163 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, 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 synthetic type tests like Geekbench, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Neocore, 3DMark, Octane V2, PCMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy MT8163 or Atom Z3590 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

MT8163

Atom Z3590

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

MT8163

24%

Atom Z3590

35%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8163

Atom Z3590

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8163	Atom Z3590
Total score	33420	49101
CPU	9348	13755
GPU	12697	18661
MEM	5343	7866
UX	6016	8833

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8163	Atom Z3590
Single-Core	88	130
Multi-Core	408	600

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8163	Atom Z3590
Frequency	1300 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	1600
Memory bandwidth	4	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 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 48% better than MT8163 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	PowerVR G6430
GPU Frequency	520 MHz	640 MHz
GFloPS	17.68	163.78
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 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	9.5	16.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.5	41.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.9	27.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.6	24.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.5	34.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	33.3	51.5
Real Racing 3	26.9	48.1
Sniper 3D	23.3	60.5
Need for Speed No Limits	32.2	49.5
Mortal Kombat X	20.6	39.9
CSR Racing 2	25.1	35.8

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	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Intel XMM 7160
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	72 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8163 is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3590 is better: 28
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic 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 CPUs MT8163 and Atom Z3590, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8163 SoC - all data

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

• MT8163 specs and review.

Atom Z3590 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3590 specs and review.