MediaTek MT6737T vs HiSilicon Kirin 650

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT6737T vs HiSilicon Kirin 650, comparison of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6737T is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 650 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Quadrant, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy MT6737T or Kirin 650 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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

MT6737T

Kirin 650

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

MT6737T

27%

Kirin 650

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6737T

Kirin 650

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6737T	Kirin 650
Total score	38244	51180
CPU	10710	14339
GPU	14523	19441
MEM	6121	8184
UX	6884	9208

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6737T	Kirin 650
Single-Core	101	132
Multi-Core	467	596

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6737T	Kirin 650
Frequency	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR2, LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	733	933
Memory bandwidth	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	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 Kirin 650 is 25% better than MT6737T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6737T has 4 more core than Kirin 650. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	20.4	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 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	12.4	17.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	31.9	43.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.7	29.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.9	26.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	26.7	36.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	39.2	54.9
Real Racing 3	31.1	59.8
Sniper 3D	39.3	47.8
Need for Speed No Limits	24.8	41.9
Mortal Kombat X	23.8	43.4
CSR Racing 2	24.8	38.9

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	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 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 MT6737T is better: 5
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 650 is better: 31
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs MT6737T and Kirin 650, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6737T SoC - all data

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

• MT6737T specs and review.

Kirin 650 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 650 specs and review.