Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 vs Intel Atom Z3590

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 vs Intel Atom Z3590, compare of GPUs PowerVR G6430 and Adreno 405.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu, 3DMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Octane V2, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chips in Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 or Atom Z3590 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 615 MSM8939

Atom Z3590

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

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

23%

Atom Z3590

35%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Atom Z3590

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	Atom Z3590
Total score	37558	49101
CPU	10509	13755
GPU	14272	18661
MEM	6000	7866
UX	6754	8833

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	Atom Z3590
Single-Core	99	130
Multi-Core	459	600

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	Atom Z3590
Frequency	1700 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1600
Memory bandwidth	6	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 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 Z3590 is 31% better than Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 has -4 more core than Atom Z3590. 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	640 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	163.78
# 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	16.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	29.2	41.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	18.3	27.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.7	24.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	24.2	34.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	37.4	51.5
Real Racing 3	27.5	48.1
Sniper 3D	34.8	60.5
Need for Speed No Limits	22	49.5
Mortal Kombat X	23.8	39.9
CSR Racing 2	22	35.8

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

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 Z3590 is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 and Atom Z3590, 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 Z3590 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3590 specs and review.