HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Unisoc SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Unisoc SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and IMG8322.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Neocore, GFXBench, PassMark, 3DMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 658 or SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

Kirin 658

SC9863A

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

Kirin 658

52%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 658	SC9863A
Total score	57552	73522
CPU	16117	20588
GPU	21865	27947
MEM	9207	11762
UX	10368	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 658	SC9863A
Single-Core	148	190
Multi-Core	670	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	SC9863A
Frequency	2100 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth	28	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 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 Kirin 658 is 23% better than SC9863A in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	146.2
# of Cores	2	128
# 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.2	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	16.2
Real Racing 3	25.1	40.4
Sniper 3D	44.2	43
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	43
CSR Racing 2	28.1	32.3

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	16 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	16 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		LTE-4
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 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 HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 22
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 658 and SC9863A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 658 specs and review.

SC9863A SoC - all data

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

• SC9863A specs and review.