MediaTek MT8389 vs Spreadtrum SC9850

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT8389 vs Spreadtrum SC9850, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T820 and PowerVR SGX544.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8389 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Spreadtrum SC9850 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chips, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, GFXBench, 3DMark, Neocore, Vellamo, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, PassMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chipsets are in games PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy MT8389 or Spreadtrum SC9850 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

MT8389

Spreadtrum SC9850

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

MT8389

-3%

Spreadtrum SC9850

30%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8389

Spreadtrum SC9850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8389	Spreadtrum SC9850
Total score	22270	25610
CPU	6234	7162
GPU	8457	9729
MEM	3558	4093
UX	4018	4607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8389	Spreadtrum SC9850
Single-Core	59	68
Multi-Core	272	313

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8389	Spreadtrum SC9850
Frequency	1500 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	1 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	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 MT8389 is 13% better than Spreadtrum SC9850 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR SGX544	Mali-T820
GPU Frequency	300 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	9.6	10.2
# of Cores	1	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	1440 x 720 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	4.7	2.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.1	16.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.4	8.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.1	8.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	12.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.7	22.5
Real Racing 3	20.8	17.2
Sniper 3D	22.9	13.8
Need for Speed No Limits	12.5	15.5
Mortal Kombat X	15.1	13.8
CSR Racing 2	12.5	11.2

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	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8389 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9850 is better: 19
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT8389 SoC - all data

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

• MT8389 specs and review.

Spreadtrum SC9850 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9850 specs and review.