Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A, speed testing of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Adreno 305.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) 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 SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, 3DMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, PassMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 or SC9830A and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

SC9830A

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

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

22%

SC9830A

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

SC9830A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	SC9830A
Total score	19590	11503
CPU	5485	3228
GPU	7454	4371
MEM	3139	1846
UX	3520	2060

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	SC9830A
Single-Core	52	30
Multi-Core	239	140

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	SC9830A
Frequency	1200 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	2 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	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 400 APQ8026 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 305	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	21.6	8.4
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1920 x 1080 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	3.9	2.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.2	8.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.3	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	6.8	4.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.6	6.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.1	10.2
Real Racing 3	16.6	9
Sniper 3D	13.3	8.6
Need for Speed No Limits	14.9	5.4
Mortal Kombat X	10.8	6.5
CSR Racing 2	10.8	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	13 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	Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Upload speed	50 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9830A is better: 3
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 and SC9830A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 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.