Unisoc SC9850K vs MediaTek Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Unisoc SC9850K vs MediaTek Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD), comparison of GPUs Mali-T880 MP2 and Mali-T820.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: SC9850K is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life 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 comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as GFXBench, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy SC9850K or Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD) and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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

SC9850K

Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)

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

SC9850K

30%

Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

SC9850K

Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	SC9850K	Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)
Total score	41717	59865
CPU	11684	16766
GPU	15861	22743
MEM	6672	9582
UX	7507	10779

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	SC9850K	Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)
Single-Core	110	154
Multi-Core	509	697

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	SC9850K	Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)
Frequency	1300 MHz	2390 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x2.39 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB
Memory Frequency	266	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	14	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	1 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 Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD) is 45% better than SC9850K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that SC9850K has 4 more core than Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T820	Mali-T880 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	68
# 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	12.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	33.6	11.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	22.6	20.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	12.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.7	8.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	42.7	12.3
Real Racing 3	39.6	31.4
Sniper 3D	29.4	46
Need for Speed No Limits	40.7	33.4
Mortal Kombat X	36.2	24
CSR Racing 2	27.1	27.2

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 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 Unisoc SC9850K is better: 14
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD) is better: 24
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs SC9850K and Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD), and also read the test results on the links under the article.

SC9850K SoC - all data

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

• SC9850K specs and review.

Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD) specs and review.