Spreadtrum SC9830 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Spreadtrum SC9830 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210, speed testing of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Adreno 302.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Spreadtrum SC9830 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 is quad-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 understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as 3DMark, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Octane V2, Neocore, Vellamo, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Spreadtrum SC9830 or Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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

Snapdragon 200 MSM8210

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

Spreadtrum SC9830

28%

Snapdragon 200 MSM8210

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC9830

Snapdragon 200 MSM8210

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC9830	Snapdragon 200 MSM8210
Total score	11013	14653
CPU	3083	4105
GPU	4193	5561
MEM	1752	2351
UX	1981	2642

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC9830	Snapdragon 200 MSM8210
Single-Core	29	38
Multi-Core	134	179

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC9830	Snapdragon 200 MSM8210
Frequency	1200 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR 2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	1 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. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP2	Adreno 302
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	8.4	19.2
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	960 x 540 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	4.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	7.7	11.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	3.9	7.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	3.9	6.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	5.2	9.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	9.7	14.7
Real Racing 3	4.9	11.4
Sniper 3D	6.2	9.9
Need for Speed No Limits	6.2	13.7
Mortal Kombat X	6.2	8.7
CSR Racing 2	5.1	10.6

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.
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	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9830 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Spreadtrum SC9830 and Snapdragon 200 MSM8210, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Spreadtrum SC9830 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9830 specs and review.

Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 specs and review.