MediaTek MT6592 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6592 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 405 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6592 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, Vellamo, AnTuTu, and how good the CPUs are in games Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy MT6592 or Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

MT6592

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

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

MT6592

20%

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

23%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6592

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6592	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Total score	32014	37558
CPU	8963	10509
GPU	12162	14272
MEM	5124	6000
UX	5752	6754

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6592	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Single-Core	85	99
Multi-Core	391	459

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6592	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Frequency	2000 MHz	1700 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	800
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 15% better than Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Adreno 405
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	41.73	59.4
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	10.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.4	29.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.9	18.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.5	15.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.4	24.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	33.8	37.4
Real Racing 3	22.4	27.5
Sniper 3D	34	34.8
Need for Speed No Limits	28.6	22
Mortal Kombat X	23.3	23.8
CSR Racing 2	23.3	22

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	21 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 X4 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is better: 26
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs MT6592 and Snapdragon 615 MSM8939, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6592 SoC - all data

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

• MT6592 specs and review.

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 specs and review.