HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek MT6737

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek MT6737, compare of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT6737 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu, PassMark, Geekbench, Quadrant, Neocore, PCMark, 3DMark, Octane V2, and how good the chips are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Kirin 930 or MT6737 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 930

MT6737

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 930

48%

MT6737

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 930

MT6737

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 930	MT6737
Total score	48734	29344
CPU	13635	8218
GPU	18519	11149
MEM	7790	4686
UX	8765	5285

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 930	MT6737
Single-Core	129	77
Multi-Core	595	358

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 930	MT6737
Frequency	2200 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR2, LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	640
Memory bandwidth	28	4.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 930 is 40% better than MT6737 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 930 has -4 more core than MT6737. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	176	18.7
# of Cores	6	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1280 x 720 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	16.8	9.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.7	23.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.8	15.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.9	14.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.2	19.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.7	30.7
Real Racing 3	55.6	19.9
Sniper 3D	61.2	30.2
Need for Speed No Limits	38.9	19.1
Mortal Kombat X	40.3	25.4
CSR Racing 2	38.9	19.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	20 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	HD
Codec support	H.264	MPEG-4

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 37
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737 is better: 0
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Kirin 930 specs and review.

MT6737 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• MT6737 specs and review.