MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T) vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T) vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs IMG8322 and Mali-T880 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P25 (MT6757T) 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 step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Helio P25 (MT6757T) or Spreadtrum SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Helio P25 (MT6757T)

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

Helio P25 (MT6757T)

49%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P25 (MT6757T)

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757T)	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	63651	37187
CPU	17812	10411
GPU	24191	14121
MEM	10184	5948
UX	11466	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757T)	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	164	98
Multi-Core	741	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P25 (MT6757T)	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	2600 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.4 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	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	933
Memory bandwidth	14	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 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 Helio P25 (MT6757T) is 38% 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-T880 MP2	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	1000 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	68	146.2
# of Cores	2	128
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 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		9.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.5	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	22.1	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.5	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.3	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.5	36.3
Real Racing 3	27.6	26.4
Sniper 3D	48.6	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	30.9	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	25.4	22.9
CSR Racing 2	24.3	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	24 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, 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 MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T) is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 13
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Helio P25 (MT6757T) and Spreadtrum SC9863A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P25 (MT6757T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P25 (MT6757T) 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.