Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Intel Atom Z3590

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Intel Atom Z3590, comparison of GPUs Adreno 405 and PowerVR G6430.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like PCMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, Quadrant, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Vellamo, and how good the chipsets are in games Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or Atom Z3590 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 617 MSM8952

Atom Z3590

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Atom Z3590

35%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Atom Z3590

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Atom Z3590
Total score	35254	49101
CPU	9879	13755
GPU	13396	18661
MEM	5644	7866
UX	6349	8833

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Atom Z3590
Single-Core	93	130
Multi-Core	430	600

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Atom Z3590
Frequency	1500 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 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	933	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 40% better than Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 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	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	10.3	16.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	41.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	27.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	24.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	34.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	51.5
Real Racing 3	30.8	48.1
Sniper 3D	33.4	60.5
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	49.5
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	39.9
CSR Racing 2	19.4	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 X8 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 617 MSM8952 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3590 is better: 27
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 joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and Atom Z3590, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 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.