MediaTek MT6739 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT6739 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, compare of GPUs PowerVR GE8100 and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6739 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as AnTuTu, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, Octane V2, PCMark, Neocore, 3DMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy MT6739 or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

MT6739

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

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

MT6739

29%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6739

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6739	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	39505	44606
CPU	11054	12489
GPU	15020	16947
MEM	6323	7130
UX	7112	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6739	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	104	118
Multi-Core	482	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6739	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	1500 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)		4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	3 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	1600
Memory bandwidth	6.4	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		2 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 MT6739 is 6% better than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6739 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8100	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	570 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	11.2	48
# of Cores	1
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1440 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	12.7	13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	32.1	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.7	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.7	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.9	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	40.8	45.4
Real Racing 3	27.1	36.2
Sniper 3D	47.7	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	26	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	34.7	34.9
CSR Racing 2	23.9	33.7

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	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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 MT6739 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 29
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of 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 CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6739 SoC - all data

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

• MT6739 specs and review.

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.