MediaTek MT8765B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT8765B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952, comparison of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Adreno 405.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8765B is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, PassMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy MT8765B or Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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

MT8765B

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

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

MT8765B

32%

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8765B

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8765B	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Total score	26283	35254
CPU	7350	9879
GPU	9989	13396
MEM	4212	5644
UX	4721	6349

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8765B	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Single-Core	69	93
Multi-Core	321	430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8765B	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Frequency	1280 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.28 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	933
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 617 MSM8952 is 14% better than MT8765B in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8765B has 4 more core than Snapdragon 617 MSM8952. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 405
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	17	59.4
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1280 x 800 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	3.9	10.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.8	27.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.8	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.2	14.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.4	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.8	35.9
Real Racing 3	17.2	30.8
Sniper 3D	15.7	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	15.7	31.7
Mortal Kombat X	14.2	20.2
CSR Racing 2	10.8	19.4

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 X8 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 MT8765B is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 30
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT8765B SoC - all data

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

• MT8765B specs and review.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 specs and review.