Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 vs Spreadtrum SC9830A, comparison of GPUs Mali-400 MP4 and Mali-400 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 3 Quad 3470 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and SC9830A is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Octane V2, Neocore, and how good the chipsets are in games Real Racing 3, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Exynos 3 Quad 3470 or SC9830A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

SC9830A

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

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

26%

SC9830A

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

SC9830A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	SC9830A
Total score	18109	11503
CPU	5079	3228
GPU	6889	4371
MEM	2897	1846
UX	3255	2060

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	SC9830A
Single-Core	48	30
Multi-Core	221	140

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	SC9830A
Frequency	1400 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	3 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	266
Memory bandwidth	7	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 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 SC9830A is 6% better than Exynos 3 Quad 3470 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP4	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	16.2	8.4
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 720 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	5.1	2.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	8.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.7	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.9	4.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.1	6.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.6	10.2
Real Racing 3	14.6	9
Sniper 3D	15.5	8.6
Need for Speed No Limits	13.6	5.4
Mortal Kombat X	11.2	6.5
CSR Racing 2	12.6	6.3

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.4
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9830A is better: 4
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 3 Quad 3470 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 3 Quad 3470 specs and review.

SC9830A SoC - all data

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

• SC9830A specs and review.