HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and IMG8322.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Spreadtrum SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Geekbench, Neocore, GFXBench, Quadrant, Octane V2, PassMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, PCMark, Vellamo, and how good the processors are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Kirin 930 or Spreadtrum SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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

Kirin 930

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

Kirin 930

48%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 930

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 930	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	48734	37187
CPU	13635	10411
GPU	18519	14121
MEM	7790	5948
UX	8765	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 930	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	129	98
Multi-Core	595	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 930	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	2200 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	933
Memory bandwidth	28	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 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 Kirin 930 is 27% better than Spreadtrum SC9863A in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	176	146.2
# of Cores	6	128
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 x 1080 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	16.8	9.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.7	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.8	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.9	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.2	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.7	36.3
Real Racing 3	55.6	26.4
Sniper 3D	61.2	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	38.9	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	40.3	22.9
CSR Racing 2	38.9	24.6

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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE-4
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 5
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 parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 930 and Spreadtrum SC9863A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 930 specs and review.

Spreadtrum SC9863A SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9863A specs and review.