Allwinner A133 vs Unisoc SC9853I

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Allwinner A133 vs Unisoc SC9853I, speed testing of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Mali-T820 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and SC9853I is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Quadrant, PCMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Neocore, and how good the processors are in games Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy A133 or SC9853I and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

A133

SC9853I

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

A133

67%

SC9853I

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

SC9853I

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A133	SC9853I
Total score	63060	51965
CPU	17649	14547
GPU	23962	19752
MEM	10088	8305
UX	11353	9363

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A133	SC9853I
Single-Core	102	134
Multi-Core	341	605

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	SC9853I
Frequency	1600 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	DDR3/DDR3L/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 32-bit 4Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4 up to 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 up to 933MHz	933
Memory bandwidth	6	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 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 SC9853I is 11% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 4 more core than SC9853I. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-T820 MP2
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2160 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		15.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.3	42.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	24.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	35.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	53.4
Real Racing 3	46.8	50.1
Sniper 3D	30.4	37.2
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	40
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	41.5
CSR Racing 2	28.1	34.3

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
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE-7
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Allwinner A133 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9853I is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips A133 and SC9853I, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A133 SoC - all data

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

• A133 specs and review.

SC9853I SoC - all data

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

• SC9853I specs and review.