Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A, compare of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Adreno 302.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and SC9830A is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, 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 synthetic type tests such as Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 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

Snapdragon 200 MSM8210

SC9830A

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

Snapdragon 200 MSM8210

22%

SC9830A

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 200 MSM8210

SC9830A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8210	SC9830A
Total score	14653	11503
CPU	4105	3228
GPU	5561	4371
MEM	2351	1846
UX	2642	2060

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8210	SC9830A
Single-Core	38	30
Multi-Core	179	140

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 200 MSM8210	SC9830A
Frequency	1200 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR 2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	333	266
Memory bandwidth	6	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 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 Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 302	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	19.2	8.4
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	24
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	4.5	2.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	11.2	8.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.6	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	6.5	4.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.6	6.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.7	10.2
Real Racing 3	11.4	9
Sniper 3D	9.9	8.6
Need for Speed No Limits	13.7	5.4
Mortal Kombat X	8.7	6.5
CSR Racing 2	10.6	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	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9830A is better: 7
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 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.