Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 vs MediaTek MT6572

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 vs MediaTek MT6572, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 302 and Mali-400.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and MT6572 is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 or MT6572 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

MT6572

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

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

22%

MT6572

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

MT6572

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212	MT6572
Total score	14552	13149
CPU	4066	3687
GPU	5528	4987
MEM	2333	2094
UX	2628	2366

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212	MT6572
Single-Core	38	34
Multi-Core	177	160

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212	MT6572
Frequency	1200 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	2
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	2x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR 2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	333	266
Memory bandwidth	6	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 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. Another difference is that Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 has -2 more core than MT6572. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 302	Mali-400
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	19.2	4.5
# of Cores		1
# of Shader Units	24
Display	960 x 540 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	3.4	3.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	10.6	9.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	6.5	5.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	5.8	4.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	8.5	7.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.4	12.1
Real Racing 3	9.8	7.1
Sniper 3D	10.4	12.5
Need for Speed No Limits	9.1	8
Mortal Kombat X	9.4	7.4
CSR Racing 2	7.8	6.8

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/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed	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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6572 is better: 5
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 and MT6572, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 specs and review.

MT6572 SoC - all data

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

• MT6572 specs and review.