MediaTek MT6738 vs Unisoc SC9853I

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6738 vs Unisoc SC9853I, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T860 MP2 and Mali-T820 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6738 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and SC9853I is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, PCMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, even the gaming performance of processors in PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy MT6738 or SC9853I and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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

MT6738

SC9853I

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

MT6738

27%

SC9853I

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6738

SC9853I

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6738	SC9853I
Total score	39237	51965
CPU	10985	14547
GPU	14902	19752
MEM	6267	8305
UX	7072	9363

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6738	SC9853I
Single-Core	104	134
Multi-Core	479	605

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6738	SC9853I
Frequency	1500 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	933
Memory bandwidth	4	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 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 SC9853I is 16% better than MT6738 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6738 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-T860 MP2	Mali-T820 MP2
GPU Frequency	350 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	23.76	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	12.2	15.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	31.3	42.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.2	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.3	24.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.5	35.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	40.7	53.4
Real Racing 3	42.4	50.1
Sniper 3D	46.6	37.2
Need for Speed No Limits	25.4	40
Mortal Kombat X	30.7	41.5
CSR Racing 2	29.7	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	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, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6738 is better: 2
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9853I is better: 31
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs MT6738 and SC9853I, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6738 SoC - all data

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

• MT6738 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.