MediaTek MT6739WM vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT6739WM vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8100 and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6739WM is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, PCMark, Neocore, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, PassMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy MT6739WM or Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

MT6739WM

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

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

MT6739WM

30%

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6739WM

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6739WM	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Total score	34420	45818
CPU	9642	12838
GPU	13080	17417
MEM	5508	7330
UX	6201	8244

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6739WM	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Single-Core	91	121
Multi-Core	420	560

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6739WM	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Frequency	1100 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	1600
Memory bandwidth	4	6.4
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 Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is 21% better than MT6739WM in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6739WM has 4 more core than Snapdragon 435 MSM8940. 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	10.1	15.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	37.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	18.4	25.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	22.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	31.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.1	47.4
Real Racing 3	27.6	38
Sniper 3D	23.9	40.5
Need for Speed No Limits	29.4	30.4
Mortal Kombat X	21.2	36.7
CSR Racing 2	23.9	35.4

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 X9 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 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 MT6739WM is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is better: 32
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 parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6739WM SoC - all data

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

• MT6739WM specs and review.

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 specs and review.