Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, speed testing of GPUs IMG8322 and Adreno 430.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is octa-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 review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Quadrant, PCMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 or Spreadtrum SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 810 MSM8994

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

38%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	74144	37187
CPU	20750	10411
GPU	28176	14121
MEM	11867	5948
UX	13352	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	191	98
Multi-Core	863	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	2000 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	10	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 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 810 MSM8994 is 19% better than Spreadtrum SC9863A in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 430	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	421.2	146.2
# of Cores		128
# of Shader Units	256
Display	3840 x 2160 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)	16.4	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.2	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.9	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	36.3
Real Racing 3	40.8	26.4
Sniper 3D	35.4	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	38.1	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	35.4	22.9
CSR Racing 2	35.4	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	55 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 810 MSM8994 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 9
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 and Spreadtrum SC9863A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 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.