Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Unisoc SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Unisoc SC9863A, comparison of GPUs IMG8322 and Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell).
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x5-Z8550 is quad-core (SoFIA) and SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be 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 like Neocore, Vellamo, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Atom x5-Z8550 or SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Atom x5-Z8550

SC9863A

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

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8550

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	SC9863A
Total score	73756	73522
CPU	20655	20588
GPU	28035	27947
MEM	11795	11762
UX	13276	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	SC9863A
Single-Core	190	190
Multi-Core	859	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8550	SC9863A
Frequency	1440 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.4 GHz SoFIA	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	24	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
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 SC9863A is 9% better than Atom x5-Z8550 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 more core than SC9863A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	134	146.2
# of Cores	16	128
# 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.3	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.7	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.8	16.2
Real Racing 3	55.4	40.4
Sniper 3D	44.3	43
Need for Speed No Limits	49.9	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	44.3	43
CSR Racing 2	36	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		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE-4
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 7
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x5-Z8550 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8550 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.