Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909, comparison of GPUs Mali-T820 and Adreno 304.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Spreadtrum SC9850 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, AnTuTu, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Neocore, Vellamo, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Spreadtrum SC9850 or Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 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 SC9850

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

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

Spreadtrum SC9850

30%

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC9850

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Total score	25610	17414
CPU	7162	4876
GPU	9729	6623
MEM	4093	2785
UX	4607	3134

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Single-Core	68	46
Multi-Core	313	212

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Frequency	1300 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR 2/3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	533
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 SC9850 is 15% better than Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 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	Adreno 304
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	19.2
# of Cores	1
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1440 x 720 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	2.4	5.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.9	14.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.6	8.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.3	8.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.5	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	17.5
Real Racing 3	17.2	10.1
Sniper 3D	13.8	13
Need for Speed No Limits	15.5	13
Mortal Kombat X	13.8	11.7
CSR Racing 2	11.2	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	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		Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	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 SC9850 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is better: 7
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing 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 SC9850 SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9850 specs and review.

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 specs and review.