MediaTek MT6753T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6753T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T720 MP3 and Adreno 308.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6753T is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications 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 joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, PassMark, Neocore, GFXBench, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy MT6753T or Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 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

MT6753T

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

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

MT6753T

25%

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6753T

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6753T	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Total score	30181	37619
CPU	8448	10533
GPU	11469	14298
MEM	4818	6012
UX	5436	6771

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6753T	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Single-Core	80	99
Multi-Core	368	459

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6753T	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Frequency	1500 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	677
Memory bandwidth	4	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	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 MT6753T is 6% better than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6753T has -4 more core than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP3	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	35.7	27
# of Cores	3
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	9.6	11.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	24.1	30.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	16.8	19.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.7	16.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	31.6	38.7
Real Racing 3	33.6	34
Sniper 3D	26.9	42.7
Need for Speed No Limits	30.2	27.2
Mortal Kombat X	24.4	22.3
CSR Racing 2	23.5	21.3

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	16 MP	16 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, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6753T is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips MT6753T and Snapdragon 425 MSM8917, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6753T SoC - all data

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

• MT6753T specs and review.

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 specs and review.