Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs Intel Atom Z3560

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs Intel Atom Z3560, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 308 and PowerVR G6430.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom Z3560 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the chipsets, 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 synthetic type tests like GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, PassMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, PCMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 215 or Atom Z3560 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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 215

Atom Z3560

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

Snapdragon 215

34%

Atom Z3560

35%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 215

Atom Z3560

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 215	Atom Z3560
Total score	24681	40523
CPU	6910	11354
GPU	9383	15398
MEM	3943	6474
UX	4442	7284

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 215	Atom Z3560
Single-Core	38	107
Multi-Core	134	495

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 215	Atom Z3560
Frequency	1300 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.8 GHz Moorefield
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR 3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	1600
Memory bandwidth	4	14
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 Z3560 is 27% 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	Adreno 308	PowerVR G6430
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	533 MHz
GFloPS	27	136.4
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1560 x 720 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	4.3	13.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.6	33.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.3	22.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.9	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.5	28.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.2	42.3
Real Racing 3	14	39.9
Sniper 3D	17.7	29.6
Need for Speed No Limits	11.2	27.4
Mortal Kombat X	10.7	33.1
CSR Racing 2	13	25.1

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
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/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	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3560 is better: 29
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 215 and Atom Z3560, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 215 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 215 specs and review.

Atom Z3560 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3560 specs and review.