Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2, comparison of GPUs Mali-T820 and Adreno 405.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Spreadtrum SC9850 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Quadrant, Octane V2, GFXBench, PCMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, AnTuTu, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chipsets in PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Spreadtrum SC9850 or Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 616 MSM8939v2

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

Spreadtrum SC9850

30%

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

23%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC9850

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
Total score	25610	35709
CPU	7162	9996
GPU	9729	13574
MEM	4093	5711
UX	4607	6437

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
Single-Core	68	94
Multi-Core	313	436

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
Frequency	1300 MHz	1700 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	800
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 616 MSM8939v2 is 23% better than Spreadtrum SC9850 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Spreadtrum SC9850 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T820	Adreno 405
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	59.4
# of Cores	1
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1440 x 720 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.9	27.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.6	17.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.3	14.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.5	23.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	34.9
Real Racing 3	17.2	26.3
Sniper 3D	13.8	22.8
Need for Speed No Limits	15.5	28
Mortal Kombat X	13.8	20.1
CSR Racing 2	11.2	22.8

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 X5 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 616 MSM8939v2 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, 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 616 MSM8939v2 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 specs and review.