Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 vs Spreadtrum SC9850

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 vs Spreadtrum SC9850, compare of GPUs Mali-400 MP4 and Mali-T820.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 3 Quad 3470 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Spreadtrum SC9850 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, Quadrant, Vellamo, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Octane V2, PassMark, 3DMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of chips in Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Exynos 3 Quad 3470 or Spreadtrum SC9850 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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

Spreadtrum SC9850

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

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

26%

Spreadtrum SC9850

30%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

Spreadtrum SC9850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Spreadtrum SC9850
Total score	18109	25610
CPU	5079	7162
GPU	6889	9729
MEM	2897	4093
UX	3255	4607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Spreadtrum SC9850
Single-Core	48	68
Multi-Core	221	313

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Spreadtrum SC9850
Frequency	1400 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 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 Exynos 3 Quad 3470 is 7% 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	Mali-400 MP4	Mali-T820
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	16.2	10.2
# of Cores	4	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 720 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	5.1	2.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	16.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.7	8.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.9	8.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.1	12.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.6	22.5
Real Racing 3	14.6	17.2
Sniper 3D	15.5	13.8
Need for Speed No Limits	13.6	15.5
Mortal Kombat X	11.2	13.8
CSR Racing 2	12.6	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.
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
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 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: 14
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9850 is better: 20
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear 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.

Spreadtrum SC9850 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9850 specs and review.