Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 vs Intel Atom Z2520

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 vs Intel Atom Z2520, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 304 and PowerVR SGX544.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Atom Z2520 is dual-core (Cloverview). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the CPUs, 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 AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, PCMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, GFXBench, Neocore, Octane V2, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 or Atom Z2520 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

Atom Z2520

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

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

26%

Atom Z2520

14%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

Atom Z2520

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2	Atom Z2520
Total score	17276	11918
CPU	4846	3335
GPU	6572	4536
MEM	2754	1906
UX	3104	2154

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2	Atom Z2520
Single-Core	45	31
Multi-Core	211	145

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2	Atom Z2520
Frequency	1260 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	2
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	2x1.2 GHz Cloverview
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR 2/3	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	1066
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 212 MSM8909 v2 is 4% better than Atom Z2520 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 has -2 more core than Atom Z2520. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 304	PowerVR SGX544
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	533 MHz
GFloPS	19.2	17.06
# of Cores		1
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1280 x 800 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	4.6	3.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	9.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.5	5.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.9	5.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.6	7.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	11.5
Real Racing 3	15	9.3
Sniper 3D	12	10.1
Need for Speed No Limits	12	9.5
Mortal Kombat X	8.6	6.9
CSR Racing 2	8.3	6.9

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	Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem	Intel XMM 7160
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	72 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 212 MSM8909 v2 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z2520 is better: 6
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 and Atom Z2520, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 specs and review.

Atom Z2520 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z2520 specs and review.