Rockchip RK3126C vs MediaTek MT6735P

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Rockchip RK3126C vs MediaTek MT6735P, speed testing of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Mali-T720 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Rockchip RK3126C is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and MT6735P is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, 3DMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, Octane V2, GFXBench, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, even the gaming performance of processors in PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Rockchip RK3126C or MT6735P and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

Rockchip RK3126C

MT6735P

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

Rockchip RK3126C

32%

MT6735P

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Rockchip RK3126C

MT6735P

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Rockchip RK3126C	MT6735P
Total score	19847	25064
CPU	5558	7020
GPU	7536	9527
MEM	3169	4009
UX	3579	4510

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Rockchip RK3126C	MT6735P
Single-Core	52	66
Multi-Core	242	306

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Rockchip RK3126C	MT6735P
Frequency	1300 MHz	1000 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)
Max. Memory	1 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	667
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 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 Rockchip RK3126C is 23% better than MT6735P in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP2	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	9	13.6
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 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	3.1	6.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.5	19.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.6	11.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	6.6	11.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.1	15.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	24.3
Real Racing 3	10.8	14.9
Sniper 3D	11.2	26.2
Need for Speed No Limits	12	16.7
Mortal Kombat X	9.9	13.7
CSR Racing 2	12	15.5

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	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Rockchip RK3126C is better: 6
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6735P is better: 26
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Rockchip RK3126C SoC - all data

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

• Rockchip RK3126C specs and review.

MT6735P SoC - all data

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

• MT6735P specs and review.