HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Unisoc SC9863A benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Unisoc SC9863A, speed testing of GPUs IMG8322 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) 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 of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, GFXBench, Octane V2, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Quadrant, 3DMark, and how good the chips are in games Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Kirin 955 or SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 955

SC9863A

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

Kirin 955

49%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	SC9863A
Total score	102680	73522
CPU	28750	20588
GPU	39011	27947
MEM	16436	11762
UX	18491	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	SC9863A
Single-Core	271	190
Multi-Core	924	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	SC9863A
Frequency	2500 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 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 955 is 36% 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)	23.8	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	16.2
Real Racing 3	69	40.4
Sniper 3D	51.2	43
Need for Speed No Limits	63	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	63	43
CSR Racing 2	47.3	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 955 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 6
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 955 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 955 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.