MediaTek MT6737H vs Rockchip RK3126C

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6737H vs Rockchip RK3126C, speed examination of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Mali-T720.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6737H is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Rockchip RK3126C is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy MT6737H or Rockchip RK3126C and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

MT6737H

Rockchip RK3126C

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

MT6737H

30%

Rockchip RK3126C

32%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6737H

Rockchip RK3126C

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6737H	Rockchip RK3126C
Total score	23870	19847
CPU	6687	5558
GPU	9070	7536
MEM	3827	3169
UX	4301	3579

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6737H	Rockchip RK3126C
Single-Core	63	52
Multi-Core	291	242

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6737H	Rockchip RK3126C
Frequency	1250 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2, LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	640	667
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	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 Rockchip RK3126C is 3% better than MT6737H in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	7.65	9
# of Cores	1	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 720 pixels	1280 x 800 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	3.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.1	14.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.9	8.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.5	6.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.1	10.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.1	18.2
Real Racing 3	16.1	10.8
Sniper 3D	20.6	11.2
Need for Speed No Limits	23.2	12
Mortal Kombat X	14.8	9.9
CSR Racing 2	18.1	12

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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	13 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	MPEG-4	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed	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: 25
The number of parameters for which Rockchip RK3126C is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6737H SoC - all data

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

• MT6737H specs and review.

Rockchip RK3126C SoC - all data

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

• Rockchip RK3126C specs and review.