Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 506 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom x7-Z8700 is quad-core (SoFIA). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as GFXBench, Quadrant, AnTuTu, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, 3DMark, Geekbench, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, Neocore, even the gaming performance of processors in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro or Atom x7-Z8700 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 626 MSM8953 Pro

Atom x7-Z8700

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

54%

Atom x7-Z8700

53%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Atom x7-Z8700

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Atom x7-Z8700
Total score	68933	69107
CPU	19303	19342
GPU	26192	26260
MEM	11035	11060
UX	12401	12432

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Atom x7-Z8700
Single-Core	178	178
Multi-Core	802	804

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Atom x7-Z8700
Frequency	2200 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6-2.4 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	10	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
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 Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is 27% better than Atom x7-Z8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro has -4 more core than Atom x7-Z8700. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	130	179
# of Cores		16
# of Shader Units	96
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.3	15.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.5	25.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.1	17.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.1	12.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.3	16.2
Real Racing 3	49	31.6
Sniper 3D	46.6	48.1
Need for Speed No Limits	44.1	45.5
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	32.9
CSR Racing 2	34.3	30.4

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	24 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	21 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 626 MSM8953 Pro is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is better: 23
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro and Atom x7-Z8700, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro specs and review.

Atom x7-Z8700 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x7-Z8700 specs and review.