Spreadtrum SC8830 vs MediaTek MT8321

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Spreadtrum SC8830 vs MediaTek MT8321, comparison of GPUs Mali-400 and Mali-400 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Spreadtrum SC8830 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and MT8321 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Vellamo, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GFXBench, Geekbench, 3DMark, PassMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Spreadtrum SC8830 or MT8321 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 SC8830

MT8321

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

Spreadtrum SC8830

26%

MT8321

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC8830

MT8321

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC8830	MT8321
Total score	24090	21905
CPU	6750	6127
GPU	9160	8316
MEM	3863	3495
UX	4330	3950

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC8830	MT8321
Single-Core	64	58
Multi-Core	294	267

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC8830	MT8321
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)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	1 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	667
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 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 SC8830 is 7% better than MT8321 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 MP2	Mali-400
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	8.4	3.6
# of Cores	2	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 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	6.9	5.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.8	16.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.3	11.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.4	10.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.3	13.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.8	21.7
Real Racing 3	15.4	22.6
Sniper 3D	27.1	14.7
Need for Speed No Limits	22.1	20.3
Mortal Kombat X	19.7	18.1
CSR Racing 2	14.8	14.7

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	8 MP	8 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	TD-SCDMA/GGE
Upload speed
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC8830 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8321 is better: 4
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Spreadtrum SC8830 and MT8321, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Spreadtrum SC8830 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC8830 specs and review.

MT8321 SoC - all data

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

• MT8321 specs and review.