Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 vs Unisoc SC9832E

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 vs Unisoc SC9832E, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T820 and Adreno 405.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and SC9832E is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Geekbench, Neocore, Octane V2, PassMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 or SC9832E and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

SC9832E

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

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

23%

SC9832E

32%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

SC9832E

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	SC9832E
Total score	37558	38067
CPU	10509	10664
GPU	14272	14464
MEM	6000	6088
UX	6754	6855

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	SC9832E
Single-Core	99	101
Multi-Core	459	465

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939	SC9832E
Frequency	1700 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	933
Memory bandwidth	6	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 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 Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is 17% better than SC9832E in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 has -4 more core than SC9832E. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 405	Mali-T820
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	10.2
# of Cores		1
# of Shader Units	48
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1440 x 720 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	10.9	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	29.2	30.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	18.3	19.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.7	16.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	24.2	25.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	37.4	38.4
Real Racing 3	27.5	29.7
Sniper 3D	34.8	37.6
Need for Speed No Limits	22	23.8
Mortal Kombat X	23.8	31.7
CSR Racing 2	22	21.8

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	13 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 X4 LTE modem	LTE-4
Download speed	150 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9832E is better: 22
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 and SC9832E, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 specs and review.

SC9832E SoC - all data

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

• SC9832E specs and review.