Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 505 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom x5-Z8300 is quad-core (SoFIA). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 or Atom x5-Z8300 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 430 MSM8937

Atom x5-Z8300

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

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Atom x5-Z8300

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Atom x5-Z8300

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937	Atom x5-Z8300
Total score	44606	62268
CPU	12489	17437
GPU	16947	23658
MEM	7130	9967
UX	8020	11201

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937	Atom x5-Z8300
Single-Core	118	161
Multi-Core	545	725

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937	Atom x5-Z8300
Frequency	1400 MHz	1440 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.44-1.84 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	6	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 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 x5-Z8300 is 2% better than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 has -4 more core than Atom x5-Z8300. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 505	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	48	96
# of Cores		16
# of Shader Units	48
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	13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.9	13.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.1	22.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	14.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.7	10.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	45.4	14.9
Real Racing 3	36.2	40.1
Sniper 3D	31.3	36.6
Need for Speed No Limits	38.6	41.2
Mortal Kombat X	34.9	36.6
CSR Racing 2	33.7	29.8

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	21 MP	13 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem	A-GOLD 620
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	21 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8300 is better: 17
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and Atom x5-Z8300, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.

Atom x5-Z8300 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8300 specs and review.