Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 vs Spreadtrum SC7731

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 vs Spreadtrum SC7731, comparison of GPUs Adreno 405 and Mali-400 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Spreadtrum SC7731 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, PCMark, PassMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Vellamo, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 or Spreadtrum SC7731 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 616 MSM8939v2

Spreadtrum SC7731

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

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

23%

Spreadtrum SC7731

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

Spreadtrum SC7731

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	Spreadtrum SC7731
Total score	35709	18087
CPU	9996	5057
GPU	13574	6864
MEM	5711	2896
UX	6437	3255

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	Spreadtrum SC7731
Single-Core	94	48
Multi-Core	436	221

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2	Spreadtrum SC7731
Frequency	1700 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	4 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	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 616 MSM8939v2 is 23% better than Spreadtrum SC7731 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 has -4 more core than Spreadtrum SC7731. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 405	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	8.4
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	48
Display	2560 x 1600 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	9.5	4.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.4	13.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.5	8.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.4	7.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.5	11.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	34.9	17.6
Real Racing 3	26.3	17.6
Sniper 3D	22.8	11.4
Need for Speed No Limits	28	15.8
Mortal Kombat X	20.1	11.4
CSR Racing 2	22.8	12.3

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	21 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 X5 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 616 MSM8939v2 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC7731 is better: 2
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 specs and review.

Spreadtrum SC7731 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC7731 specs and review.