Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom x5-Z8300 is quad-core (SoFIA). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the chips, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, PCMark, Neocore, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, AnTuTu, Vellamo, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in PUBG, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Atom x5-Z8300 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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 7 Octa 7870

Atom x5-Z8300

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Atom x5-Z8300

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Atom x5-Z8300

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Atom x5-Z8300
Total score	45099	62268
CPU	12626	17437
GPU	17146	23658
MEM	7211	9967
UX	8115	11201

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Atom x5-Z8300
Single-Core	119	161
Multi-Core	551	725

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Atom x5-Z8300
Frequency	1600 MHz	1440 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.44-1.84 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1600
Memory bandwidth	14.9	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		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 7 Octa 7870 is 9% better than Atom x5-Z8300 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7870 has -4 more core than Atom x5-Z8300. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	96
# of Cores	2	16
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 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	13.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	13.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	22.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	14.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	10.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	14.9
Real Racing 3	48.4	40.1
Sniper 3D	46	36.6
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	41.2
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	36.6
CSR Racing 2	29	29.8

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	16 MP	13 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA	A-GOLD 620
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	21 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8300 is better: 14
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and Atom x5-Z8300, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 specs and review.

Atom x5-Z8300 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8300 specs and review.