Spreadtrum SC9830 vs MediaTek MT8312

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Spreadtrum SC9830 vs MediaTek MT8312, comparison of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Mali-400.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Spreadtrum SC9830 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and MT8312 is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Spreadtrum SC9830 or MT8312 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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 SC9830

MT8312

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

Spreadtrum SC9830

28%

MT8312

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC9830

MT8312

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC9830	MT8312
Total score	11013	12334
CPU	3083	3453
GPU	4193	4682
MEM	1752	1969
UX	1981	2228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC9830	MT8312
Single-Core	29	32
Multi-Core	134	150

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC9830	MT8312
Frequency	1200 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	2
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	2x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	433
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 MT8312 is 7% better than Spreadtrum SC9830 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Spreadtrum SC9830 has -2 more core than MT8312. 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 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	1.6	2.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	7.7	9.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	3.9	5.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	3.9	4.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	5.2	6.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	9.7	11.5
Real Racing 3	4.9	7.3
Sniper 3D	6.2	11
Need for Speed No Limits	6.2	9.3
Mortal Kombat X	6.2	8.4
CSR Racing 2	5.1	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.
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	13 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
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 SC9830 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8312 is better: 22
You need to understand 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 those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Spreadtrum SC9830 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9830 specs and review.

MT8312 SoC - all data

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

• MT8312 specs and review.