Intel Atom Z3590 vs MediaTek MT6737

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom Z3590 vs MediaTek MT6737, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and PowerVR G6430.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield) 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, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Vellamo, Quadrant, PassMark, 3DMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Atom Z3590 or MT6737 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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

Atom Z3590

MT6737

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

Atom Z3590

35%

MT6737

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3590

MT6737

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3590	MT6737
Total score	49101	29344
CPU	13755	8218
GPU	18661	11149
MEM	7866	4686
UX	8833	5285

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3590	MT6737
Single-Core	130	77
Multi-Core	600	358

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3590	MT6737
Frequency	2500 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2, LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	640
Memory bandwidth	13	4.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 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 Atom Z3590 is 48% better than MT6737 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6430	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	640 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	163.78	18.7
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 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	16.5	9.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.7	23.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.5	15.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.6	14.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.6	19.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.5	30.7
Real Racing 3	48.1	19.9
Sniper 3D	60.5	30.2
Need for Speed No Limits	49.5	19.1
Mortal Kombat X	39.9	25.4
CSR Racing 2	35.8	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	13 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	Intel XMM 7160
Download speed	72 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3590 is better: 34
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737 is better: 2
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom Z3590 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3590 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.