Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and IMG8322.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Spreadtrum SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, and how good the chipsets are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Spreadtrum SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 7 Octa 7870

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	45099	37187
CPU	12626	10411
GPU	17146	14121
MEM	7211	5948
UX	8115	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	119	98
Multi-Core	551	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	1600 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	933
Memory bandwidth	14.9	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		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. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	146.2
# of Cores	2	128
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 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	13.6	9.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	36.3
Real Racing 3	48.4	26.4
Sniper 3D	46	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	22.9
CSR Racing 2	29	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	16 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA	LTE-4
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 7
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and Spreadtrum SC9863A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 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.