Intel Atom Z3560 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

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Intel Atom Z3560 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
Intel Atom Z3560 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3560 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 - 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 Z3560 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3560 was released in Q2/2014.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.95 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 was released in Q4/2016.
Intel Atom (108) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Atom Z3500 (3) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (3)
5 Generation 4
Moorefield Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3560 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.83 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.95 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.83 GHz A-Core 1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.44 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 Z3560 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

PowerVR G6430 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 510
0.46 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 0
16 Compute units --
128 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10 DirectX Version 11

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.

PowerVR G6430 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 510
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 Z3560 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866
4 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom Z3560 has a TDP of --, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 is --.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3560 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, ISA extensions --
FC-MB5T1064 Socket --
Intel VT-x Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2014 Release date Q4/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom Z3560 (50%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom Z3560 (52%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 (100%)

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 Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
144 (50%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
287 (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 Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
531 (52%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
1026 (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 Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.53 GHz
136 (89%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
Qualcomm Adreno 510 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
279 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
866 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
690 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3560 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
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