Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs MediaTek MT6572M

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs MediaTek MT6572M, comparison of GPUs Adreno 203 and Mali-400.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A5) and MT6572M is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, PCMark, Neocore, Vellamo, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, PassMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 or MT6572M and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 S4 Play MSM8225

MT6572M

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

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

-54%

MT6572M

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

MT6572M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT6572M
Total score	17324	11264
CPU	4859	3147
GPU	6585	4274
MEM	2774	1793
UX	3128	2027

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT6572M
Single-Core	60	29
Multi-Core	211	137

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT6572M
Frequency	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
Cores	1	2
Bit	32	32
Lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A5	2x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	0.5 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 S4 Play MSM8225 has 1 more core than MT6572M. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 203	Mali-400
GPU Frequency	245 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	7.8	4.5
# of Cores		1
# of Shader Units	16
Display	854 x 480 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	4.5	2.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	8.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.4	4.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.2	4.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.4	6.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.6	10.4
Real Racing 3	9.3	8.2
Sniper 3D	11.8	7.8
Need for Speed No Limits	10.4	7.4
Mortal Kombat X	9.6	4.7
CSR Racing 2	8.9	4.5

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	5 MP	5 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	HD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6572M is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 specs and review.

MT6572M SoC - all data

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

• MT6572M specs and review.