MediaTek MT6592 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT6592 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, comparison of GPUs Mali-450 MP4 and Adreno 306.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6592 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Neocore, PCMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, GFXBench, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy MT6592 or Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

MT6592

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

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

MT6592

20%

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6592

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6592	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Total score	32014	31881
CPU	8963	8934
GPU	12162	12115
MEM	5124	5100
UX	5752	5745

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6592	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Single-Core	85	84
Multi-Core	391	389

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6592	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Frequency	2000 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	533
Memory bandwidth	4	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	1 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 MT6592 is 40% better than Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6592 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 410 MSM8916. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Adreno 306
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	41.73	21.6
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 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	10.2	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.4	25.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.9	16.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.5	15.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.4	20.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	33.8	32.5
Real Racing 3	22.4	20.4
Sniper 3D	34	35.9
Need for Speed No Limits	28.6	22.8
Mortal Kombat X	23.3	23.6
CSR Racing 2	23.3	17.9

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	16 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

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

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6592 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 is better: 7
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 comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors MT6592 and Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6592 SoC - all data

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

• MT6592 specs and review.

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 specs and review.