Spreadtrum SC7730SE vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Spreadtrum SC7730SE vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225, comparison of GPUs Adreno 203 and Mali-400 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Spreadtrum SC7730SE is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A5). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Vellamo, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, 3DMark, PassMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, AnTuTu, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Spreadtrum SC7730SE or Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 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

Spreadtrum SC7730SE

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

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

Spreadtrum SC7730SE

24%

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

-54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC7730SE

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC7730SE	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225
Total score	18203	17324
CPU	5102	4859
GPU	6907	6585
MEM	2911	2774
UX	3281	3128

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC7730SE	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225
Single-Core	48	60
Multi-Core	222	211

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC7730SE	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225
Frequency	1300 MHz	1000 MHz
Cores	4	1
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	1x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A5
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	0.5 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	333
Memory bandwidth	4	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	1 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 SC7730SE is 23% better than Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Spreadtrum SC7730SE has -3 more core than Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP2	Adreno 203
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	245 MHz
GFloPS	8.4	7.8
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		16
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	854 x 480 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	5.7	4.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.6	13.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.1	7.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.9	7.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.7	10.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.1	16.6
Real Racing 3	15.9	9.3
Sniper 3D	20	11.8
Need for Speed No Limits	12.7	10.4
Mortal Kombat X	14.6	9.6
CSR Racing 2	10	8.9

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	TD-SCDMA/GGE
Upload speed
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC7730SE is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is better: 5
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on 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 chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Spreadtrum SC7730SE SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC7730SE specs and review.

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 specs and review.