MediaTek MT8176 vs Unisoc SC9863A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT8176 vs Unisoc SC9863A, speed testing of GPUs PowerVR GX6250 and IMG8322.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8176 is gexa-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, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, GFXBench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy MT8176 or SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

MT8176

SC9863A

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

MT8176

26%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8176

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8176	SC9863A
Total score	82111	73522
CPU	22987	20588
GPU	31198	27947
MEM	13130	11762
UX	14787	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8176	SC9863A
Single-Core	212	190
Multi-Core	956	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8176	SC9863A
Frequency	2100 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.7 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	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	933
Memory bandwidth	14	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
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 MT8176 is 23% better than SC9863A in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8176 has 2 more core than SC9863A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GX6250	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	83.2	146.2
# of Cores	2	128
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 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)	15.5	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.3	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.6	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	16.2
Real Racing 3	42.5	40.4
Sniper 3D	36.8	43
Need for Speed No Limits	34	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	45.3	43
CSR Racing 2	36.8	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	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	4K HEVC (h.265), H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE-4
Upload speed		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 MediaTek MT8176 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 18
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs MT8176 and SC9863A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT8176 SoC - all data

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

• MT8176 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.