Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 vs Spreadtrum SC9830

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 vs Spreadtrum SC9830, speed examination of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Adreno 200.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon S1 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A9) and Spreadtrum SC9830 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon S1 or Spreadtrum SC9830 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 S1

Spreadtrum SC9830

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

Snapdragon S1

-62%

Spreadtrum SC9830

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon S1

Spreadtrum SC9830

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon S1	Spreadtrum SC9830
Total score	16789	11013
CPU	4695	3083
GPU	6379	4193
MEM	2691	1752
UX	3021	1981

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon S1	Spreadtrum SC9830
Single-Core	44	29
Multi-Core	205	134

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon S1	Spreadtrum SC9830
Frequency	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	1	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x1.0GHz ARM Cortex-A9	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	0.5 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	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 Spreadtrum SC9830 is 16% better than Snapdragon S1 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon S1 has 3 more core than Spreadtrum SC9830. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 200	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	133 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	2.1	8.4
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	8
Display	840 x 480 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	3.8	1.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.1	7.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	6.9	3.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	6.9	3.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.5	5.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.1	9.7
Real Racing 3	12.1	4.9
Sniper 3D	13.1	6.2
Need for Speed No Limits	9.7	6.2
Mortal Kombat X	7.9	6.2
CSR Racing 2	8.3	5.1

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	5 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9830 is better: 11
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 parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon S1 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon S1 specs and review.

Spreadtrum SC9830 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9830 specs and review.