Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Intel Atom x5-Z8550

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 and the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 8 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Atom (101)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9)
2 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cherry Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom x5-Z8550 clocks with 1.44 GHz (2.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8550
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.44 GHz (2.40 GHz)
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
4 GPU Generation 8
28 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
48 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616, while the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8550
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3L-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 2
-- PCIe Bandwidth 1.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is 2 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8550
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 2 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8550
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 138
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q3/2015 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 23 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
127 (55%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
231 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (64%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
827 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (42%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
126 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
202 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
568 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1179 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
40 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
145 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Atom x5-Z8550Intel Celeron N4000 Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Intel Celeron N4000
2. Intel Atom x5-Z8500Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550
3. Intel Atom x7-Z8750Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x7-Z8750 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4. Intel Atom x5-Z8350Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550
5. Intel Atom x7-Z8700Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550
6. Intel Pentium N4200Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550
7. Intel Atom Z3735FIntel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom Z3735F vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550
8. Intel Core m3-6Y30Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Core m3-6Y30 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550
9. Intel Atom x5-Z8550Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Intel Core m3-7Y30
10. Intel Atom x5-Z8550Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Intel Pentium Gold 4415U


back to index