MediaTek MT6737 vs Unisoc SC9853I

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT6737 vs Unisoc SC9853I, comparison of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Mali-T820 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6737 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and SC9853I is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, Neocore, PassMark, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, Geekbench, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy MT6737 or SC9853I and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

MT6737

SC9853I

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

MT6737

28%

SC9853I

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6737

SC9853I

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6737	SC9853I
Total score	29344	51965
CPU	8218	14547
GPU	11149	19752
MEM	4686	8305
UX	5285	9363

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6737	SC9853I
Single-Core	77	134
Multi-Core	358	605

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6737	SC9853I
Frequency	1300 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2, LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	640	933
Memory bandwidth	4.9	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
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 SC9853I is 27% better than MT6737 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6737 has 4 more core than SC9853I. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	Mali-T820 MP2
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	18.7	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 720 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	9.6	15.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.3	42.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	15.9	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.4	24.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	35.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	30.7	53.4
Real Racing 3	19.9	50.1
Sniper 3D	30.2	37.2
Need for Speed No Limits	19.1	40
Mortal Kombat X	25.4	41.5
CSR Racing 2	19.1	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	13 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	MPEG-4	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE-7
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737 is better: 1
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9853I is better: 37
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 testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs MT6737 and SC9853I, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6737 SoC - all data

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

• MT6737 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.