Intel Atom Z3460 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

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Intel Atom Z3460 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Intel Atom Z3460 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3460 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom Z3460 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3460 was released in Q1/2014.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Atom (108) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (103)
Intel Atom Z3400 (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
3 Generation 3
Merrifield Architecture Kryo
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3460 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3460 is -- (1.60 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is at 1.80 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
-- (1.60 GHz) A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Kryo
-- B-Core 1.36 GHz
2x Kryo

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom Z3460 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
GPU frequency 0.51 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.51 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11,1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3460 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.7 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR4-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3460 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3460 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
335 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
864 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407 (100%)

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