MediaTek MT6737H vs Spreadtrum SC7731

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6737H vs Spreadtrum SC7731, speed testing of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Mali-T720.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6737H is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Spreadtrum SC7731 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 CPUs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, PCMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Fortnite, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy MT6737H or Spreadtrum SC7731 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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

Spreadtrum SC7731

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

MT6737H

30%

Spreadtrum SC7731

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6737H

Spreadtrum SC7731

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6737H	Spreadtrum SC7731
Total score	23870	18087
CPU	6687	5057
GPU	9070	6864
MEM	3827	2896
UX	4301	3255

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6737H	Spreadtrum SC7731
Single-Core	63	48
Multi-Core	291	221

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6737H	Spreadtrum SC7731
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	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2, LPDDR3	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	3 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	640	266
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 Spreadtrum SC7731 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	400 MHz
GFloPS	7.65	8.4
# 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	4.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.1	13.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.9	8.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.5	7.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.1	11.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.1	17.6
Real Racing 3	16.1	17.6
Sniper 3D	20.6	11.4
Need for Speed No Limits	23.2	15.8
Mortal Kombat X	14.8	11.4
CSR Racing 2	18.1	12.3

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		TD-SCDMA/GGE
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737H is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC7731 is better: 7
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors 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.

Spreadtrum SC7731 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC7731 specs and review.