Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs MediaTek MT6737

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs MediaTek MT6737, comparison of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Adreno 330.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is quad-core (Krait 400) and MT6737 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, Geekbench, Vellamo, Quadrant, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 or MT6737 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

MT6737

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

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

20%

MT6737

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

MT6737

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT6737
Total score	33143	29344
CPU	9290	8218
GPU	12594	11149
MEM	5308	4686
UX	5955	5285

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT6737
Single-Core	88	77
Multi-Core	405	358

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT6737
Frequency	2300 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Krait 400	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2, LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	640
Memory bandwidth	6	4.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	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 800 MSM8974 is 43% better than MT6737 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	129	18.7
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	1280 x 720 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	8.5	9.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	25.3	23.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	16.9	15.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.8	14.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	20.3	19.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	32.7	30.7
Real Racing 3	29.6	19.9
Sniper 3D	22	30.2
Need for Speed No Limits	30.4	19.1
Mortal Kombat X	27	25.4
CSR Racing 2	20.3	19.1

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	28 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	HD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	MPEG-4

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X4 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737 is better: 5
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 parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 and MT6737, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 specs and review.

MT6737 SoC - all data

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

• MT6737 specs and review.