Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Intel Atom Z3580

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Intel Atom Z3580, comparison of GPUs Mali-T820 and PowerVR G6430.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Spreadtrum SC9850 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Atom Z3580 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, 3DMark, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Spreadtrum SC9850 or Atom Z3580 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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 SC9850

Atom Z3580

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

Spreadtrum SC9850

30%

Atom Z3580

34%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC9850

Atom Z3580

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Atom Z3580
Total score	25610	43897
CPU	7162	12298
GPU	9729	16673
MEM	4093	7033
UX	4607	7905

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Atom Z3580
Single-Core	68	116
Multi-Core	313	536

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Atom Z3580
Frequency	1300 MHz	2330 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x2.33 GHz Moorefield
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	1600
Memory bandwidth	4	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 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 Atom Z3580 is 44% better than Spreadtrum SC9850 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T820	PowerVR G6430
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	533 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	136.4
# of Cores	1	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1440 x 720 pixels	1920 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	2.4	14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.9	36.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.6	24.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.3	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.5	30.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	45.6
Real Racing 3	17.2	43.1
Sniper 3D	13.8	32
Need for Speed No Limits	15.5	39.4
Mortal Kombat X	13.8	35.7
CSR Racing 2	11.2	34.4

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	13 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		Intel XMM 7160
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	72 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9850 is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3580 is better: 28
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Spreadtrum SC9850 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9850 specs and review.

Atom Z3580 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3580 specs and review.