MediaTek MT8735M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT8735M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Adreno 308.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8735M is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, 3DMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, Octane V2, GFXBench, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, even the gaming performance of processors in PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy MT8735M or Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

MT8735M

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

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

MT8735M

24%

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8735M

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8735M	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Total score	21256	37619
CPU	5948	10533
GPU	8084	14298
MEM	3404	6012
UX	3827	6771

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8735M	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Single-Core	56	99
Multi-Core	259	459

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8735M	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Frequency	1000 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	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 Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is 28% better than MT8735M in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	17	27
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1024 x 600 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	6.6	11.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.8	30.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	11.4	19.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.2	16.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.8	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.2	38.7
Real Racing 3	22.8	34
Sniper 3D	25.1	42.7
Need for Speed No Limits	18.2	27.2
Mortal Kombat X	18.2	22.3
CSR Racing 2	16	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	8 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 MT8735M is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is better: 28
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT8735M SoC - all data

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

• MT8735M 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.