Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Spreadtrum SC9850 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T820 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Spreadtrum SC9850 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Geekbench, PCMark, 3DMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, and how good the chips are in games PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Spreadtrum SC9850 or Exynos 7 Octa 7580 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 SC9850

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

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

Spreadtrum SC9850

30%

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

25%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Spreadtrum SC9850

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Total score	25610	43687
CPU	7162	12230
GPU	9729	16597
MEM	4093	6985
UX	4607	7870

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Single-Core	68	116
Multi-Core	313	534

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Spreadtrum SC9850	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Frequency	1300 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	1650
Memory bandwidth	4	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 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 Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is 18% better than Spreadtrum SC9850 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Spreadtrum SC9850 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7580. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T820	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	20.4
# of Cores	1	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1440 x 720 pixels	1920 x 1200 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	35.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.6	23.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.3	20.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.5	29.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	44.7
Real Racing 3	17.2	46.8
Sniper 3D	13.8	44.5
Need for Speed No Limits	15.5	32.8
Mortal Kombat X	13.8	33.9
CSR Racing 2	11.2	25.7

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 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: 3
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is better: 31
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison 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.

Exynos 7 Octa 7580 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7580 specs and review.