HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Unisoc SC9863A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Unisoc SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and IMG8322.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, PassMark, Neocore, GFXBench, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Kirin 710A or SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

Kirin 710A

SC9863A

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

Kirin 710A

58%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 710A

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 710A	SC9863A
Total score	132403	73522
CPU	37068	20588
GPU	50304	27947
MEM	21184	11762
UX	23842	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 710A	SC9863A
Single-Core	270	190
Multi-Core	1191	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 710A	SC9863A
Frequency	2200 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 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	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth		24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache		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 710A is 27% 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-G71 MP4	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	169	146.2
# of Cores	4	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	25.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	49.9	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.7	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.5	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.2	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.6	16.2
Real Racing 3	108	40.4
Sniper 3D	117.2	43
Need for Speed No Limits	74	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	89.5	43
CSR Racing 2	74	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 710A is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 5
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 710A and SC9863A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 710A SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710A 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.