Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 vs Intel Atom Z3560

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 vs Intel Atom Z3560, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 405 and PowerVR G6430.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom Z3560 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Vellamo, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, Quadrant, Octane V2, PassMark, 3DMark, AnTuTu, Geekbench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 or Atom Z3560 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Atom Z3560

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

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

23%

Atom Z3560

35%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Atom Z3560

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	Atom Z3560
Total score	37558	40523
CPU	10509	11354
GPU	14272	15398
MEM	6000	6474
UX	6754	7284

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	Atom Z3560
Single-Core	99	107
Multi-Core	459	495

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	Atom Z3560
Frequency	1700 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.8 GHz Moorefield
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1600
Memory bandwidth	6	14
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 Atom Z3560 is 5% better than Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 has -4 more core than Atom Z3560. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 405	PowerVR G6430
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	533 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	136.4
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	48
Display	2560 x 1600 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	10.9	13.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	29.2	33.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	18.3	22.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.7	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	24.2	28.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	37.4	42.3
Real Racing 3	27.5	39.9
Sniper 3D	34.8	29.6
Need for Speed No Limits	22	27.4
Mortal Kombat X	23.8	33.1
CSR Racing 2	22	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	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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X4 LTE 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3560 is better: 25
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 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.