Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs Spreadtrum SC9850

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs Spreadtrum SC9850, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 330 and Mali-T820.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is quad-core (Krait 400) and Spreadtrum SC9850 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Octane V2, PassMark, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GFXBench, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 or Spreadtrum SC9850 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 800 MSM8974

Spreadtrum SC9850

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

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

20%

Spreadtrum SC9850

30%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

Spreadtrum SC9850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	Spreadtrum SC9850
Total score	33143	25610
CPU	9290	7162
GPU	12594	9729
MEM	5308	4093
UX	5955	4607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	Spreadtrum SC9850
Single-Core	88	68
Multi-Core	405	313

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	Spreadtrum SC9850
Frequency	2300 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Krait 400	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 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 800 MSM8974 is 43% better than Spreadtrum SC9850 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-T820
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	129	10.2
# of Cores		1
# of Shader Units	128
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	1440 x 720 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	8.5	2.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	25.3	16.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	16.9	8.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.8	8.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	20.3	12.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	32.7	22.5
Real Racing 3	29.6	17.2
Sniper 3D	22	13.8
Need for Speed No Limits	30.4	15.5
Mortal Kombat X	27	13.8
CSR Racing 2	20.3	11.2

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	28 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X4 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 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 800 MSM8974 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9850 is better: 5
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 and Spreadtrum SC9850, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 specs and review.

Spreadtrum SC9850 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9850 specs and review.