Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs Unisoc SC9863A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs Unisoc SC9863A, comparison of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and IMG8322.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose) and SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review 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 joint benchmarking in special test applications such as PCMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, 3DMark, PassMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu, Geekbench, GFXBench, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of chips in Real Racing 3, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Exynos 8 Octa 8890 or SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

SC9863A

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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	SC9863A
Total score	123350	73522
CPU	34536	20588
GPU	46875	27947
MEM	19745	11762
UX	22212	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	SC9863A
Single-Core	252	190
Multi-Core	1110	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	SC9863A
Frequency	2300 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 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	LPDDR4	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	26.82	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
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 Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is 30% 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	Mali-T880 MP12	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	265	146.2
# of Cores	12	128
# of Shader Units
Display	4096 x 2160 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	24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.5	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.4	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.3	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.5	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	61.7	16.2
Real Racing 3	75.6	40.4
Sniper 3D	80.6	43
Need for Speed No Limits	80.6	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	58	43
CSR Racing 2	70.6	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	24 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3 CA	LTE-4
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 34
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 3
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and SC9863A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 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.