MediaTek MT6739 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6739 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and PowerVR GE8100.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6739 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Vellamo, Neocore, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, 3DMark, PCMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy MT6739 or Exynos 5 Octa 5430 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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

MT6739

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

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

MT6739

29%

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6739

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6739	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Total score	39505	56436
CPU	11054	15801
GPU	15020	21452
MEM	6323	9024
UX	7112	10151

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6739	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Single-Core	104	146
Multi-Core	482	657

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6739	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Frequency	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)		3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	1650
Memory bandwidth	6.4	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		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 5430 is 25% better than MT6739 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6739 has 4 more core than Exynos 5 Octa 5430. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8100	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	570 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	11.2	176
# of Cores	1	6
# of Shader Units
Display	1440 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	12.7	18.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	32.1	47.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.7	32.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.7	28.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.9	39.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	40.8	59.9
Real Racing 3	27.1	40.4
Sniper 3D	47.7	51.7
Need for Speed No Limits	26	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	34.7	51.7
CSR Racing 2	23.9	38.8

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
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	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	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6739 is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is better: 34
You need to understand 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 hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors MT6739 and Exynos 5 Octa 5430, 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.

Exynos 5 Octa 5430 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5430 specs and review.