Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 vs Unisoc SC9853I

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 vs Unisoc SC9853I, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-T820 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is octa-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 specifications of the CPUs, 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 3DMark, Geekbench, PassMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, PCMark, Quadrant, Neocore, AnTuTu, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 or SC9853I and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

SC9853I

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

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

28%

SC9853I

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

SC9853I

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940	SC9853I
Total score	45818	51965
CPU	12838	14547
GPU	17417	19752
MEM	7330	8305
UX	8244	9363

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940	SC9853I
Single-Core	121	134
Multi-Core	560	605

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940	SC9853I
Frequency	1400 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	6.4	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 22% better than Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 505	Mali-T820 MP2
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	48	61.2
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	48
Display	1920 x 1080 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	15.7	15.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	37.4	42.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	22.7	24.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	31.2	35.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	47.4	53.4
Real Racing 3	38	50.1
Sniper 3D	40.5	37.2
Need for Speed No Limits	30.4	40
Mortal Kombat X	36.7	41.5
CSR Racing 2	35.4	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	21 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem	LTE-7
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 MBit/s.	150 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9853I is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 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.