Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 vs MediaTek MT6595

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 vs MediaTek MT6595, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 405 and PowerVR G6200.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT6595 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the processors, 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 Neocore, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Geekbench, GFXBench, PCMark, Vellamo, PassMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 or MT6595 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

MT6595

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

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

23%

MT6595

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

MT6595

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	MT6595
Total score	35709	50568
CPU	9996	14157
GPU	13574	19211
MEM	5711	8090
UX	6437	9092

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	MT6595
Single-Core	94	130
Multi-Core	436	589

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	MT6595
Frequency	1700 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	667
Memory bandwidth	6	6
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. Here MT6595 is 22% better than Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 405	PowerVR G6200
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	76.8
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	48
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	9.5	16.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.4	42.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.5	28.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.4	25.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.5	35.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	34.9	53.7
Real Racing 3	26.3	49.5
Sniper 3D	22.8	53.8
Need for Speed No Limits	28	50.9
Mortal Kombat X	20.1	45.3
CSR Racing 2	22.8	31.1

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	21 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6595 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 specs and review.

MT6595 SoC - all data

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

• MT6595 specs and review.