Unisoc SC9850K vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Unisoc SC9850K vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T820 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: SC9850K is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like AnTuTu, Quadrant, PCMark, PassMark, Neocore, Geekbench, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG etc.

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy SC9850K or Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

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

SC9850K

30%

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

SC9850K

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Antutu v10, 9

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

	SC9850K	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Total score	41717	45099
CPU	11684	12626
GPU	15861	17146
MEM	6672	7211
UX	7507	8115

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	SC9850K	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Single-Core	110	119
Multi-Core	509	551

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	SC9850K	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Frequency	1300 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	1650
Memory bandwidth	14	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
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 7 Octa 7870 is 18% better than SC9850K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that SC9850K has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7870. 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	700 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	47.6
# of Cores	1	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1440 x 720 pixels	1920 x 1200 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	13.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	33.6	36.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	22.6	24.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.7	30.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	42.7	46.9
Real Racing 3	39.6	48.4
Sniper 3D	29.4	46
Need for Speed No Limits	40.7	43.6
Mortal Kombat X	36.2	27.8
CSR Racing 2	27.1	29

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	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9850K is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 31
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets SC9850K and Exynos 7 Octa 7870, as well as read the test results at the links below.

SC9850K SoC - all data

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

• SC9850K specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 specs and review.