Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 vs Intel Atom Z3590

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 vs Intel Atom Z3590, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 405 and PowerVR G6430.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 or Atom Z3590 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 616 MSM8939v2

Atom Z3590

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

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

23%

Atom Z3590

35%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

Atom Z3590

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	Atom Z3590
Total score	35709	49101
CPU	9996	13755
GPU	13574	18661
MEM	5711	7866
UX	6437	8833

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	Atom Z3590
Single-Core	94	130
Multi-Core	436	600

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	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 616 MSM8939v2 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 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	9.5	16.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.4	41.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.5	27.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.4	24.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.5	34.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	34.9	51.5
Real Racing 3	26.3	48.1
Sniper 3D	22.8	60.5
Need for Speed No Limits	28	49.5
Mortal Kombat X	20.1	39.9
CSR Racing 2	22.8	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 X5 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 616 MSM8939v2 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3590 is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 and Atom Z3590, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 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.