HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Unisoc SC9863A benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Unisoc SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs IMG8322 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Neocore, GFXBench, PassMark, 3DMark, AnTuTu, PCMark, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of chips in Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Kirin 950 or SC9863A 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

Kirin 950

SC9863A

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

Kirin 950

48%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	SC9863A
Total score	100285	73522
CPU	28073	20588
GPU	38102	27947
MEM	16044	11762
UX	18046	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	SC9863A
Single-Core	265	190
Multi-Core	902	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	SC9863A
Frequency	2300 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 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	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	25.6	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		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 950 is 30% 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-T880 MP4	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	146.2
# of Cores	4	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)	22.3	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	16.2
Real Racing 3	48.4	40.4
Sniper 3D	61.9	43
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	43
CSR Racing 2	42.6	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	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-4
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 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 950 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 6
You need to understand 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 hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 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.