Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs MediaTek MT6589

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs MediaTek MT6589, comparison of GPUs PowerVR SGX544 and Adreno 203.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A5) and MT6589 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as Geekbench, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, AnTuTu, PCMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, GFXBench, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 or MT6589 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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

MT6589

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

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

-54%

MT6589

20%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

MT6589

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT6589
Total score	17324	14280
CPU	4859	3991
GPU	6585	5426
MEM	2774	2282
UX	3128	2567

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT6589
Single-Core	60	37
Multi-Core	211	174

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT6589
Frequency	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	1	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A5	4x1.2 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. Here MT6589 is 16% better than Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 has 3 more core than MT6589. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 203	PowerVR SGX544
GPU Frequency	245 MHz	286 MHz
GFloPS	7.8	9.2
# of Cores		1
# of Shader Units	16
Display	854 x 480 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	4.5	4.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	11.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.4	7.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.2	6.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.4	8.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.6	14.8
Real Racing 3	9.3	14.6
Sniper 3D	11.8	13.9
Need for Speed No Limits	10.4	10.2
Mortal Kombat X	9.6	9.5
CSR Racing 2	8.9	8.8

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	5 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
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: 21
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6589 is better: 14
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 and MT6589, 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.

MT6589 SoC - all data

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

• MT6589 specs and review.