Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs MediaTek MT8735M

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs MediaTek MT8735M, compare of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Adreno 330.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is quad-core (Krait 400) and MT8735M is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Geekbench, PCMark, GFXBench, 3DMark, Octane V2, PassMark, AnTuTu, Neocore, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the CPUs are in games Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 or MT8735M and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 800 MSM8974

MT8735M

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

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

20%

MT8735M

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

MT8735M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT8735M
Total score	33143	21256
CPU	9290	5948
GPU	12594	8084
MEM	5308	3404
UX	5955	3827

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT8735M
Single-Core	88	56
Multi-Core	405	259

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT8735M
Frequency	2300 MHz	1000 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Krait 400	4x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	533
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. Here Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is 56% better than MT8735M 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	500 MHz
GFloPS	129	17
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	1024 x 600 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	6.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	25.3	17.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	16.9	11.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.8	9.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	20.3	13.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	32.7	21.2
Real Racing 3	29.6	22.8
Sniper 3D	22	25.1
Need for Speed No Limits	30.4	18.2
Mortal Kombat X	27	18.2
CSR Racing 2	20.3	16

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

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, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8735M is better: 5
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 and MT8735M, 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.

MT8735M SoC - all data

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

• MT8735M specs and review.