MediaTek MT8312 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT8312 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A, comparison of GPUs Mali-400 and Mali-400 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8312 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 specifications of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like AnTuTu 8, Neocore, PassMark, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy MT8312 or SC9830A 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

MT8312

SC9830A

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

MT8312

24%

SC9830A

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8312

SC9830A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8312	SC9830A
Total score	12334	11503
CPU	3453	3228
GPU	4682	4371
MEM	1969	1846
UX	2228	2060

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8312	SC9830A
Single-Core	32	30
Multi-Core	150	140

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8312	SC9830A
Frequency	1300 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	2	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	2 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	433	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 13% better than MT8312 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8312 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	400 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	3.6	8.4
# of Cores	1	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 720 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	2.1	2.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	9.7	8.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	5.8	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	4.2	4.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	6.9	6.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.5	10.2
Real Racing 3	7.3	9
Sniper 3D	11	8.6
Need for Speed No Limits	9.3	5.4
Mortal Kombat X	8.4	6.5
CSR Racing 2	7	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 MT8312 is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9830A is better: 10
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs MT8312 and SC9830A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8312 SoC - all data

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

• MT8312 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.