Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs IMG8322 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Spreadtrum SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, 3DMark, PCMark, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, GFXBench, and how good the processors are in games Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Quad 7578 or Spreadtrum SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 7 Quad 7578

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

55%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	35491	37187
CPU	9946	10411
GPU	13477	14121
MEM	5678	5948
UX	6394	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	94	98
Multi-Core	433	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	1500 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	933
Memory bandwidth	7	6
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 Spreadtrum SC9863A is 6% better than Exynos 7 Quad 7578 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Quad 7578 has 4 more core than Spreadtrum SC9863A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	668 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	22.71	146.2
# of Cores	2	128
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 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	10.7	9.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.2	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.7	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.1	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.3	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.2	36.3
Real Racing 3	35.4	26.4
Sniper 3D	33.6	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	24.8	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	25.7	22.9
CSR Racing 2	24.8	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	13 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, MPEG-4, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.4 2CA	LTE-4
Download speed	150 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 Quad 7578 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 23
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 parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Quad 7578 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Quad 7578 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.