Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs IMG8322 and Adreno 418.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Spreadtrum SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 or Spreadtrum SC9863A 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 808 MSM8992

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

38%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	63981	37187
CPU	17918	10411
GPU	24320	14121
MEM	10236	5948
UX	11509	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	165	98
Multi-Core	745	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	2000 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth	7	6
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 808 MSM8992 is 19% better than Spreadtrum SC9863A in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 has 2 more core than Spreadtrum SC9863A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 418	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	172.8	146.2
# of Cores		128
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 x 1080 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		9.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.9	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	22.7	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.7	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.5	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.7	36.3
Real Racing 3	28.4	26.4
Sniper 3D	36.3	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	31.8	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	36.3	22.9
CSR Racing 2	31.8	24.6

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	21 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X10 LTE modem	LTE-4
Download speed	450 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 9
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 and Spreadtrum SC9863A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 specs and review.

Spreadtrum SC9863A SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9863A specs and review.