Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Spreadtrum SC7731

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Spreadtrum SC7731, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 405 and Mali-400 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Spreadtrum SC7731 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 of the processors, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, and how good the processors are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, PUBG etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or Spreadtrum SC7731 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 617 MSM8952

Spreadtrum SC7731

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Spreadtrum SC7731

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Spreadtrum SC7731

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Spreadtrum SC7731
Total score	35254	18087
CPU	9879	5057
GPU	13396	6864
MEM	5644	2896
UX	6349	3255

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Spreadtrum SC7731
Single-Core	93	48
Multi-Core	430	221

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Spreadtrum SC7731
Frequency	1500 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 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	933	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 617 MSM8952 is 13% better than Spreadtrum SC7731 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 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	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	10.3	4.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	13.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	8.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	7.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	11.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	17.6
Real Racing 3	30.8	17.6
Sniper 3D	33.4	11.4
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	15.8
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	11.4
CSR Racing 2	19.4	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 X8 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 617 MSM8952 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC7731 is better: 2
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and Spreadtrum SC7731, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 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.