Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite vs Intel Atom Z2560

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z2560
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Intel Atom Z2560

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite or Intel Atom Z2560 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Atom Z2560 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z2560 was released in Q2/2013.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Atom (108)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3) CPU group Intel Atom Z2500/Z2700 (3)
3 Generation 2
Kryo Architecture Cloverview
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is 1.80 GHz while the Intel Atom Z2560 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z2560 is at 1.60 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic Intel Atom Z2560
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Kryo
A-Core 1.60 GHz
1.36 GHz
2x Kryo
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 820 Lite Characteristic Intel Atom Z2560
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite or Intel Atom Z2560 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 530 GPU PowerVR SGX544 MP2
0.51 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.51 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 45nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
256 Shader 8
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11,1 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 530 GPU PowerVR SGX544 MP2
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.7 GB/s. The Intel Atom Z2560 supports up to 2 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.5 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic Intel Atom Z2560
LPDDR4-1333 Memory LPDDR2-1066
8 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.5 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is --, while the Intel Atom Z2560 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic Intel Atom Z2560
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is manufactured in 14 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z2560 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic Intel Atom Z2560
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, SSE3, SSSE3
-- Socket BGA
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite (100%)
Intel Atom Z2560 (23%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite (100%)
Intel Atom Z2560 (17%)

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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
335 (100%)
Intel Atom Z2560 Intel Atom Z2560
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
77 (23%)

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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
864 (100%)
Intel Atom Z2560 Intel Atom Z2560
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
149 (17%)

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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407 (100%)
Intel Atom Z2560 Intel Atom Z2560
PowerVR SGX544 MP2 @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Intel Atom Z2560
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