MediaTek MT6739WW vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6739WW vs HiSilicon Kirin 930, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and PowerVR GE8100.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6739WW is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 930 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 processors, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as AnTuTu, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Octane V2, Quadrant, Geekbench, PCMark, Neocore, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy MT6739WW or Kirin 930 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

MT6739WW

Kirin 930

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

MT6739WW

29%

Kirin 930

48%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6739WW

Kirin 930

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6739WW	Kirin 930
Total score	35685	48734
CPU	9986	13635
GPU	13560	18519
MEM	5708	7790
UX	6433	8765

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6739WW	Kirin 930
Single-Core	94	129
Multi-Core	436	595

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6739WW	Kirin 930
Frequency	1500 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	800
Memory bandwidth	4	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	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 Kirin 930 is 31% better than MT6739WW in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6739WW has 4 more core than Kirin 930. 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	11.2	16.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.3	40.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	18.6	27.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.4	24.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	24.4	34.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	36.8	51.7
Real Racing 3	37.2	55.6
Sniper 3D	29.8	61.2
Need for Speed No Limits	29.8	38.9
Mortal Kombat X	27	40.3
CSR Racing 2	22.3	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	20 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.	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 MT6739WW is better: 1
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 36
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6739WW SoC - all data

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

• MT6739WW specs and review.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 930 specs and review.