HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Unisoc SC9853I

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Unisoc SC9853I, compare of GPUs Mali-T820 MP2 and Mali-T628 MP6.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 935 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and SC9853I is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 935 or SC9853I and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 935

SC9853I

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

Kirin 935

48%

SC9853I

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 935

SC9853I

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 935	SC9853I
Total score	52339	51965
CPU	14661	14547
GPU	19881	19752
MEM	8377	8305
UX	9430	9363

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 935	SC9853I
Single-Core	135	134
Multi-Core	609	605

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 935	SC9853I
Frequency	2200 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	933
Memory bandwidth	28	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
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 935 is 18% better than SC9853I in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-T820 MP2
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	176	61.2
# of Cores	6	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 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	17.8	15.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	44.8	42.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	30.2	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	24.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	37.1	35.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	55.8	53.4
Real Racing 3	45.3	50.1
Sniper 3D	57.4	37.2
Need for Speed No Limits	36.2	40
Mortal Kombat X	48.3	41.5
CSR Racing 2	39.3	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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		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-7
Download speed	300 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 HiSilicon Kirin 935 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9853I is better: 9
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 935 and SC9853I, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 935 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 935 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.