MediaTek MT6572 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT6572 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A, comparison of GPUs Mali-400 and Mali-400 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6572 is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and SC9830A is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like GFXBench, 3DMark, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, PCMark, Geekbench, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of chips in Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy MT6572 or SC9830A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

MT6572

SC9830A

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

MT6572

22%

SC9830A

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6572

SC9830A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6572	SC9830A
Total score	13149	11503
CPU	3687	3228
GPU	4987	4371
MEM	2094	1846
UX	2366	2060

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6572	SC9830A
Single-Core	34	30
Multi-Core	160	140

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6572	SC9830A
Frequency	1200 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	2	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.5 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	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 SC9830A is 19% better than MT6572 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6572 has 2 more core than SC9830A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	4.5	8.4
# of Cores	1	2
# of Shader Units
Display	960 x 540 pixels	1280 x 800 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	2.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	9.9	8.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	5.7	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	4.8	4.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	7.8	6.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.1	10.2
Real Racing 3	7.1	9
Sniper 3D	12.5	8.6
Need for Speed No Limits	8	5.4
Mortal Kombat X	7.4	6.5
CSR Racing 2	6.8	6.3

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	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6572 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9830A is better: 10
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs MT6572 and SC9830A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6572 SoC - all data

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

• MT6572 specs and review.

SC9830A SoC - all data

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

• SC9830A specs and review.