Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Unisoc SC9850K

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Unisoc SC9850K, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T820 and Adreno 405.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and SC9850K is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). 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 understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or SC9850K and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 617 MSM8952

SC9850K

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

SC9850K

30%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

SC9850K

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	SC9850K
Total score	35254	41717
CPU	9879	11684
GPU	13396	15861
MEM	5644	6672
UX	6349	7507

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	SC9850K
Single-Core	93	110
Multi-Core	430	509

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	SC9850K
Frequency	1500 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	266
Memory bandwidth	6	14
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 617 MSM8952 is 13% better than SC9850K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 has -4 more core than SC9850K. 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	1920 x 1080 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	10.3	12.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	33.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	22.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	27.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	42.7
Real Racing 3	30.8	39.6
Sniper 3D	33.4	29.4
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	40.7
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	36.2
CSR Racing 2	19.4	27.1

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9850K is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and SC9850K, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 specs and review.

SC9850K SoC - all data

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

• SC9850K specs and review.