Unisoc SC9832E vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Unisoc SC9832E vs HiSilicon Kirin 658, compare of GPUs Mali-T820 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: SC9832E is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Vellamo, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, PassMark, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy SC9832E or Kirin 658 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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

SC9832E

Kirin 658

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

SC9832E

32%

Kirin 658

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

SC9832E

Kirin 658

Antutu v10, 9

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

	SC9832E	Kirin 658
Total score	38067	57552
CPU	10664	16117
GPU	14464	21865
MEM	6088	9207
UX	6855	10368

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	SC9832E	Kirin 658
Single-Core	101	148
Multi-Core	465	670

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	SC9832E	Kirin 658
Frequency	1400 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth	6	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 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 Kirin 658 is 33% better than SC9832E in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that SC9832E has 4 more core than Kirin 658. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T820	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	61.2
# of Cores	1	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1440 x 720 pixels	1920 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	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	30.9	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.8	20.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.7	12.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	25.5	9.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	38.4	12.4
Real Racing 3	29.7	25.1
Sniper 3D	37.6	44.2
Need for Speed No Limits	23.8	24.1
Mortal Kombat X	31.7	29.1
CSR Racing 2	21.8	28.1

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	13 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 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	LTE-4
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 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 Unisoc SC9832E is better: 10
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 28
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets SC9832E and Kirin 658, as well as read the test results at the links below.

SC9832E SoC - all data

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

• SC9832E specs and review.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 658 specs and review.