Spreadtrum SC5735 vs MediaTek MT6572M

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Spreadtrum SC5735 vs MediaTek MT6572M, comparison of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Mali-400.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Spreadtrum SC5735 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and MT6572M is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis 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 joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, PassMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Spreadtrum SC5735 or MT6572M and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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

Spreadtrum SC5735

MT6572M

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

Spreadtrum SC5735

24%

MT6572M

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC5735

MT6572M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC5735	MT6572M
Total score	19408	11264
CPU	5429	3147
GPU	7383	4274
MEM	3110	1793
UX	3485	2027

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC5735	MT6572M
Single-Core	51	29
Multi-Core	237	137

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC5735	MT6572M
Frequency	1200 MHz	1000 MHz
Cores	4	2
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	2x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	266
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 Spreadtrum SC5735 is 16% better than MT6572M in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Spreadtrum SC5735 has -2 more core than MT6572M. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP2	Mali-400
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	8.4	4.5
# of Cores	2	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 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	5.1	2.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.2	8.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.1	4.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.9	4.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.6	6.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.3	10.4
Real Racing 3	11.4	8.2
Sniper 3D	17.3	7.8
Need for Speed No Limits	14.6	7.4
Mortal Kombat X	13.2	4.7
CSR Racing 2	11.8	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	8 MP	5 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	HD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	TD-SCDMA/GGE
Upload speed
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC5735 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6572M is better: 2
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Spreadtrum SC5735 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC5735 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.