We got our hands on a retail unit of the range-topping version of Asus ZenFone 2 with 4GB of RAM, so we decided to put it through our set of benchmark tests. The smartphone packs a beefier chipset, which aims to compete with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 family.
Asus ZenFone 2 with 4GB of RAM packs an Intel Atom Z3580 SoC with 2.3 GHz quad-core CPU, coupled with PowerVR G6430 GPU. For comparison, Asus ZenFone 2 with 2GB of RAM features Intel Atom Z3560 with 1.8GHz quad-core CPU.
Price-wise, the 4GB ZenFone 2 sits closely to the hordes of Qualcomm Snapdragon 615-equipped mid-rangers. However, the device’s chipset performance puts it in the same league as many flagship devices. Therefore, we’ve lined up an eclectic mix of smartphones for our benchmark comparison.
Geekbench 3 is a benchmark that focuses on raw CPU performance. On this instance, the 4GB ZenFone 2 did considerably better than its 2GB, relative, but still couldn’t quite match the oomph of its high-end octa-core rivals.
Antutu 5 adds RAM and storage speed into the mix and is an indication of the overall performance of the device. We found the 4GB ZenFone 2 rubbing shoulders with many of today’s heavy hitters in the Android real. Similarly priced mid-range rivals on the other hand, didn’t even come close to its result.
The trend continues with the Basemark OS II benchmark. Once again the high-end Asus ZenFone 2 posted a stellar score. As expected, its single and multi-core results came out considerably better than those displayed by the 2GB version.
GFXBench puts the device’s GPU to the test. The PowerVR G6430 of the ZenFone 2 beat the scores of last year’s Adreno 330, but could’t quite match the output of the Adreno 430 found in today’s Snapdragon 810-equipped devices.
Basemark X paints a similar picture. Once again the 4GB ZenFone 2 came up with a respectable score that’s worthy of a high-end smartphone.
Web browser performance turned out quite good as well. The range-topping ZenFone 2 handily beat its cheaper relative, as well as a number of considerably more expensive rivals.
Overall, the Asus ZenFone 2 delivered mostly impressive performance across the board, leaving many flagship devices behind it on more than one occasion. Considering its $300 price tag unlocked in the United States, we reckon that you will be hard-pressed to find more hardware oomph for the money.
Check out our full review of the Asus ZenFone 2 to find out everything else about the smartphone.
Asus ZenFone 2 with 4GB of RAM packs an Intel Atom Z3580 SoC with 2.3 GHz quad-core CPU, coupled with PowerVR G6430 GPU. For comparison, Asus ZenFone 2 with 2GB of RAM features Intel Atom Z3560 with 1.8GHz quad-core CPU.
Price-wise, the 4GB ZenFone 2 sits closely to the hordes of Qualcomm Snapdragon 615-equipped mid-rangers. However, the device’s chipset performance puts it in the same league as many flagship devices. Therefore, we’ve lined up an eclectic mix of smartphones for our benchmark comparison.
Geekbench 3 is a benchmark that focuses on raw CPU performance. On this instance, the 4GB ZenFone 2 did considerably better than its 2GB, relative, but still couldn’t quite match the oomph of its high-end octa-core rivals.
GeekBench 3
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 5215
- Meizu m1 note 3988
- HTC One M9 3761
- LG G Flex2 3604
- LG G4 3509
- Meizu MX4 Pro 3386
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 2923
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 2922
- Sony Xperia Z3 2860
- OnePlus One 2663
- Oppo R7 2620
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 2451
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 2423
- LG G3 2370
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 2336
- Samsung Galaxy E7 1468
AnTuTu 5
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 69396
- HTC One M9 51427
- LG G4 49295
- Meizu MX4 Pro 48489
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 48361
- LG G Flex2 47680
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 45530
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 42301
- LG G3 42038
- Sony Xperia Z3 40393
- Meizu m1 note 39224
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 34491
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 29907
- Samsung Galaxy E7 21562
Basemark OS II
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 1769
- LG G Flex2 1601
- HTC One M9 1526
- LG G3 1327
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 1267
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 1202
- OnePlus One 1196
- Sony Xperia Z3 1109
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 1094
- Meizu MX4 Pro 922
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 843
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 814
- Meizu m1 note 715
- Samsung Galaxy E7 600
Basemark OS II (single-core)
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 3497
- LG G Flex2 2528
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 2426
- HTC One M9 2401
- LG G3 2267
- OnePlus One 2213
- Sony Xperia Z3 2114
- Meizu MX4 Pro 1891
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 1853
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 1819
- Meizu m1 note 1754
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 1651
- Samsung Galaxy E7 1514
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 1462
Basemark OS II (multi-core)
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 16986
- Meizu m1 note 12848
- OnePlus One 10234
- HTC One M9 10128
- LG G3 9975
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 9827
- LG G Flex2 9758
- Sony Xperia Z3 8792
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 7749
- Meizu MX4 Pro 7399
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 7002
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 6467
- Samsung Galaxy E7 6172
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 5600
GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 59
- HTC One M9 49
- LG G Flex2 49
- LG G4 34.5
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 30
- OnePlus One 28.3
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 28
- Sony Xperia Z3 27.7
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 27
- LG G3 26
- Meizu MX4 Pro 26
- Meizu m1 note 15
- Oppo R7 15
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 14.2
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 14
- Samsung Galaxy E7 5.3
GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)
Higher is better
- HTC One M9 50
- LG G Flex2 48
- Samsung Galaxy S6 38
- OnePlus One 30
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 30
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 30
- Sony Xperia Z3 29.3
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 27
- LG G4 24.7
- LG G3 20
- Meizu MX4 Pro 17
- Meizu m1 note 16
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 15.1
- Oppo R7 14.8
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 14
- Samsung Galaxy E7 9.6
GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 24
- HTC One M9 23
- LG G Flex2 22
- LG G4 14.9
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 13
- Meizu MX4 Pro 13
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 13
- OnePlus One 12.1
- Sony Xperia Z3 12
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 12
- LG G3 11
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 6.2
- Meizu m1 note 5.8
- Oppo R7 5.7
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 5.7
- Samsung Galaxy E7 1.8
GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)
Higher is better
- HTC One M9 24
- LG G Flex2 22
- Samsung Galaxy S6 14
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 13
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 13
- OnePlus One 12.9
- Sony Xperia Z3 12.7
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 12
- LG G4 9.4
- Meizu MX4 Pro 7.8
- LG G3 7.7
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 6.2
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 6
- Oppo R7 5.9
- Meizu m1 note 5.7
- Samsung Galaxy E7 3.9
Basemark X
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 27169
- HTC One M9 19848
- LG G Flex2 19360
- LG G4 15090
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 13414
- OnePlus One 13129
- Sony Xperia Z3 12637
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 12565
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 12257
- LG G3 10580
- Meizu MX4 Pro 9111
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 4953
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 4875
- Meizu m1 note 4617
- Samsung Galaxy E7 1915
Kraken 1.1
Lower is better
- LG G4 4085
- Samsung Galaxy S6 4154
- LG G Flex2 4621
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 5057
- HTC One M9 5500
- Sony Xperia Z3 6355
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 6360
- OnePlus One 7008
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 7023
- LG G3 7632
- Meizu MX4 Pro 10193
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 11439
- Samsung Galaxy E7 13462
- Meizu m1 note 15055
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 18124
BrowserMark 2.1
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy S6 2718
- LG G Flex2 2086
- LG G4 1990
- Asus ZenFone 2 (4GB of RAM) 1853
- HTC One M9 1681
- Sony Xperia Z3 1533
- Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB of RAM) 1486
- HTC One (M8) Lollipop 1460
- LG G3 1453
- Xiaomi Mi 4i 1396
- Samsung Galaxy E7 1344
- Alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) 1343
- OnePlus One 1339
- Meizu m1 note 536
Check out our full review of the Asus ZenFone 2 to find out everything else about the smartphone.