MediaTek MT6737T vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT6737T vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, comparison of GPUs IMG8322 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6737T is quad-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 thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like AnTuTu, Quadrant, Octane V2, Geekbench, GFXBench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, PassMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy MT6737T or Spreadtrum SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

MT6737T

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

MT6737T

27%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6737T

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6737T	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	38244	37187
CPU	10710	10411
GPU	14523	14121
MEM	6121	5948
UX	6884	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6737T	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	101	98
Multi-Core	467	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6737T	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	1500 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR2, LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	733	933
Memory bandwidth	4	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 Spreadtrum SC9863A is 6% better than MT6737T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6737T has 4 more core than Spreadtrum SC9863A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	20.4	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	12.4	9.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	31.9	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.7	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.9	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	26.7	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	39.2	36.3
Real Racing 3	31.1	26.4
Sniper 3D	39.3	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	24.8	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	23.8	22.9
CSR Racing 2	24.8	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	13 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	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737T is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 15
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs MT6737T and Spreadtrum SC9863A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6737T SoC - all data

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

• MT6737T 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.