Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 vs Spreadtrum SC8830

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 vs Spreadtrum SC8830, speed examination of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Adreno 306.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Spreadtrum SC8830 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, GFXBench, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Octane V2, PassMark, Vellamo, Geekbench, AnTuTu, Neocore, even the gaming performance of processors in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 or Spreadtrum SC8830 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 MSM8228

Spreadtrum SC8830

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

Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

27%

Spreadtrum SC8830

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Spreadtrum SC8830

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 400 MSM8228	Spreadtrum SC8830
Total score	23111	24090
CPU	6481	6750
GPU	8783	9160
MEM	3690	3863
UX	4161	4330

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 400 MSM8228	Spreadtrum SC8830
Single-Core	61	64
Multi-Core	282	294

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 400 MSM8228	Spreadtrum SC8830
Frequency	1600 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.4 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 Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 is 12% better than Spreadtrum SC8830 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 306	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	21.6	8.4
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1280 x 800 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	4.1	6.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.8	18.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.7	12.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.9	11.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.7	15.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.2	23.8
Real Racing 3	13.4	15.4
Sniper 3D	17.1	27.1
Need for Speed No Limits	19.3	22.1
Mortal Kombat X	15.5	19.7
CSR Racing 2	11.8	14.8

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	16 MP	8 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	TD-SCDMA/GGE
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 MSM8228 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC8830 is better: 20
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 and Spreadtrum SC8830, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 specs and review.

Spreadtrum SC8830 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC8830 specs and review.