MediaTek MT8735P vs MediaTek MT6572A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT8735P vs MediaTek MT6572A, compare of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and PowerVR SGX531.

This performance comparison includes two processors: MT8735P is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT6572A is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as 3DMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, Geekbench, PCMark, Neocore, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy MT8735P or MT6572A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

MT8735P

MT6572A

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

MT8735P

24%

MT6572A

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8735P

MT6572A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8735P	MT6572A
Total score	21752	12412
CPU	6091	3473
GPU	8271	4726
MEM	3471	1991
UX	3920	2238

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8735P	MT6572A
Single-Core	57	32
Multi-Core	265	151

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8735P	MT6572A
Frequency	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	2
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	3 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	266
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 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 MT6572A is 16% better than MT8735P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8735P has -2 more core than MT6572A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	PowerVR SGX531
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	216 MHz
GFloPS	17	2.24
# of Cores	2	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	960 x 540 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	6.1	2.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.7	8.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	11.5	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.1	3.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.2	6.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.1	11.2
Real Racing 3	23	5.6
Sniper 3D	15	9.9
Need for Speed No Limits	16.1	6.3
Mortal Kombat X	16.7	7.2
CSR Racing 2	15	6.3

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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	8 MP	5 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	HD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed	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 MT8735P is better: 32
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6572A is better: 1
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 MT8735P and MT6572A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8735P SoC - all data

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

• MT8735P specs and review.

MT6572A SoC - all data

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

• MT6572A specs and review.