Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs Intel Atom Z3735F

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs Intel Atom Z3735F, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 203 and Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail).
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A5) and Atom Z3735F is quad-core (Bay Trail). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Geekbench, PCMark, Quadrant, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, GFXBench, 3DMark, and how good the chips are in games Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 or Atom Z3735F and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 S4 Play MSM8225

Atom Z3735F

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

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

-54%

Atom Z3735F

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

Atom Z3735F

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	Atom Z3735F
Total score	17324	21810
CPU	4859	6097
GPU	6585	8285
MEM	2774	3484
UX	3128	3930

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	Atom Z3735F
Single-Core	60	57
Multi-Core	211	266

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	Atom Z3735F
Frequency	1000 MHz	1330 MHz
Cores	1	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A5	4x1.33-1.83 GHz Bay Trail
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	0.5 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	333	1333
Memory bandwidth	6	4
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 Z3735F is 24% better than Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 has 3 more core than Atom Z3735F. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 203	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
GPU Frequency	245 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	7.8	42.8
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	16
Display	854 x 480 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	4.5	7.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	18.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.4	12.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.2	10.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.4	14.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.6	22.2
Real Racing 3	9.3	15.9
Sniper 3D	11.8	16.5
Need for Speed No Limits	10.4	17.8
Mortal Kombat X	9.6	14.6
CSR Racing 2	8.9	14

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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	5 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Intel XMM 7160
Upload speed		6 MBit/s.
Navigation
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3735F is better: 33
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 specs and review.

Atom Z3735F SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3735F specs and review.