MediaTek MT6737H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6737H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 405 and Mali-T720.

This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6737H 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 thorough review of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, PCMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, Neocore, Octane V2, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy MT6737H or Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

MT6737H

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

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

MT6737H

30%

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6737H

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6737H	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Total score	23870	35254
CPU	6687	9879
GPU	9070	13396
MEM	3827	5644
UX	4301	6349

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6737H	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Single-Core	63	93
Multi-Core	291	430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6737H	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Frequency	1250 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2, LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	640	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 16% better than MT6737H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6737H 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	Adreno 405
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	7.65	59.4
# of Cores	1
# 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	6.4	10.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.1	27.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.9	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.5	14.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.1	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.1	35.9
Real Racing 3	16.1	30.8
Sniper 3D	20.6	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	23.2	31.7
Mortal Kombat X	14.8	20.2
CSR Racing 2	18.1	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	HD	FullHD
Codec support	MPEG-4	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, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737H is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 32
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6737H SoC - all data

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

• MT6737H 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.