Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 vs Intel Atom x3-C3130

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 vs Intel Atom x3-C3130, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 302 and Mali-400 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Atom x3-C3130 is dual-core (SoFIA). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, PCMark, Vellamo, PassMark, Quadrant, Neocore, Octane V2, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 or Atom x3-C3130 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Atom x3-C3130

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

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

22%

Atom x3-C3130

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Atom x3-C3130

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212	Atom x3-C3130
Total score	14552	15909
CPU	4066	4444
GPU	5528	6045
MEM	2333	2544
UX	2628	2873

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212	Atom x3-C3130
Single-Core	38	42
Multi-Core	177	194

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212	Atom x3-C3130
Frequency	1200 MHz	1000 MHz
Cores	4	2
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	2x1.0 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR 2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	333	800
Memory bandwidth	6	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 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 Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 is 16% better than Atom x3-C3130 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 has -2 more core than Atom x3-C3130. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 302	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	19.2	10.8
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	24
Display	960 x 540 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	3.4	5.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	10.6	13.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	6.5	8.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	5.8	7.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	8.5	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.4	16.3
Real Racing 3	9.8	12.2
Sniper 3D	10.4	17.8
Need for Speed No Limits	9.1	13
Mortal Kombat X	9.4	9.3
CSR Racing 2	7.8	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/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		A-GOLD 620
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	21 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3130 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 and Atom x3-C3130, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 specs and review.

Atom x3-C3130 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x3-C3130 specs and review.