Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1 vs Unisoc SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1 vs Unisoc SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 506 and IMG8322.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon SiP1 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Neocore, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of processors in Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Snapdragon SiP1 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

Snapdragon SiP1

SC9863A

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

Snapdragon SiP1

61%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon SiP1

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon SiP1	SC9863A
Total score	66906	73522
CPU	18732	20588
GPU	25415	27947
MEM	10704	11762
UX	12038	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon SiP1	SC9863A
Single-Core	173	190
Multi-Core	779	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon SiP1	SC9863A
Frequency	1800 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	10	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 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 Snapdragon SiP1 is 11% better than SC9863A in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	130	146.2
# of Cores		128
# of Shader Units	96
Display	2160 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.4	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.3	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.1	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.2	16.2
Real Racing 3	46.6	40.4
Sniper 3D	30.3	43
Need for Speed No Limits	32.6	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	33.8	43
CSR Racing 2	28	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	24 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	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-4
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 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 SiP1 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon SiP1 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon SiP1 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.