Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700, comparison of GPUs Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and Atom x7-Z8700 is quad-core (SoFIA). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, Geekbench, Vellamo, Quadrant, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5430 or Atom x7-Z8700 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Atom x7-Z8700

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Atom x7-Z8700

53%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Atom x7-Z8700

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Atom x7-Z8700
Total score	56436	69107
CPU	15801	19342
GPU	21452	26260
MEM	9024	11060
UX	10151	12432

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Atom x7-Z8700
Single-Core	146	178
Multi-Core	657	804

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Atom x7-Z8700
Frequency	2000 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.6-2.4 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 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 Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is 19% better than Atom x7-Z8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Octa 5430 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	Mali-T628 MP6	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	176	179
# of Cores	6	16
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 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	18.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.6	15.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.3	25.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.3	17.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.5	12.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.9	16.2
Real Racing 3	40.4	31.6
Sniper 3D	51.7	48.1
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	45.5
Mortal Kombat X	51.7	32.9
CSR Racing 2	38.8	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	16 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	21 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is better: 14
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 5 Octa 5430 and Atom x7-Z8700, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 5 Octa 5430 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5430 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.