Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, compare of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-T820.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Spreadtrum SC9850 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, 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 like Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Quadrant, PCMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Neocore, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Spreadtrum SC9850 or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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 430 MSM8937

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

Spreadtrum SC9850

30%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC9850

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	25610	44606
CPU	7162	12489
GPU	9729	16947
MEM	4093	7130
UX	4607	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	68	118
Multi-Core	313	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	1300 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	1600
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 Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is 7% better than Spreadtrum SC9850 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Spreadtrum SC9850 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T820	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	48
# of Cores	1
# of Shader Units		48
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	13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.9	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.6	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.3	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.5	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	45.4
Real Racing 3	17.2	36.2
Sniper 3D	13.8	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	15.5	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	13.8	34.9
CSR Racing 2	11.2	33.7

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	13 MP	21 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 X6 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9850 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 31
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 parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Spreadtrum SC9850 and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.