MediaTek MT6737H vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT6737H vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420, compare of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Mali-T720.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6737H is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, GFXBench, PassMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy MT6737H or Exynos 5 Octa 5420 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

MT6737H

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

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

MT6737H

30%

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6737H

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6737H	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Total score	23870	33608
CPU	6687	9416
GPU	9070	12777
MEM	3827	5370
UX	4301	6058

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6737H	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Single-Core	63	89
Multi-Core	291	410

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6737H	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Frequency	1250 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2, LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	640	1650
Memory bandwidth	4	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 MB	4 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 Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is 34% better than MT6737H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6737H has 4 more core than Exynos 5 Octa 5420. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	7.65	176
# of Cores	1	6
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 720 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	6.4	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.1	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.9	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.5	15.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.1	21.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.1	33.3
Real Racing 3	16.1	30.8
Sniper 3D	20.6	38.7
Need for Speed No Limits	23.2	21.1
Mortal Kombat X	14.8	22.9
CSR Racing 2	18.1	22.9

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	13 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	MPEG-4	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	11 MBit/s.
Navigation
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737H is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is better: 33
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 joint testing and listen to 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.

Exynos 5 Octa 5420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5420 specs and review.