MediaTek MT6735P vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6735P vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Adreno 405.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6735P is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, PassMark, Neocore, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, Octane V2, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy MT6735P or Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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

MT6735P

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

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

MT6735P

24%

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6735P

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6735P	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Total score	25064	35254
CPU	7020	9879
GPU	9527	13396
MEM	4009	5644
UX	4510	6349

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6735P	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Single-Core	66	93
Multi-Core	306	430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6735P	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Frequency	1000 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	933
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 Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is 33% better than MT6735P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6735P has 4 more core than Snapdragon 617 MSM8952. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 405
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	13.6	59.4
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1280 x 720 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	6.9	10.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	19.2	27.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	11.9	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.6	14.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.7	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	35.9
Real Racing 3	14.9	30.8
Sniper 3D	26.2	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	16.7	31.7
Mortal Kombat X	13.7	20.2
CSR Racing 2	15.5	19.4

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	21 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6735P is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 30
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison 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.

MT6735P SoC - all data

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

• MT6735P specs and review.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 specs and review.