Unisoc SC9850K vs Unisoc SC9832E

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Unisoc SC9850K vs Unisoc SC9832E, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T820 and Mali-T820.

This performance comparison includes two processors: SC9850K is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and SC9832E is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the processors, 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 like AnTuTu, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Quadrant, GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Geekbench, PassMark, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy SC9850K or SC9832E and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

SC9832E

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

SC9850K

30%

SC9832E

32%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

SC9850K

SC9832E

Antutu v10, 9

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

	SC9850K	SC9832E
Total score	41717	38067
CPU	11684	10664
GPU	15861	14464
MEM	6672	6088
UX	7507	6855

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	SC9850K	SC9832E
Single-Core	110	101
Multi-Core	509	465

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	SC9850K	SC9832E
Frequency	1300 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	933
Memory bandwidth	14	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 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 SC9832E is 7% better than SC9850K in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T820	Mali-T820
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	10.2	10.2
# of Cores	1	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1440 x 720 pixels	1440 x 720 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	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	33.6	30.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	22.6	19.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	16.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.7	25.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	42.7	38.4
Real Racing 3	39.6	29.7
Sniper 3D	29.4	37.6
Need for Speed No Limits	40.7	23.8
Mortal Kombat X	36.2	31.7
CSR Racing 2	27.1	21.8

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	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE-4
Download speed	300 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 Unisoc SC9850K is better: 21
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9832E is better: 4
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 chips SC9850K and SC9832E, 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.

SC9832E SoC - all data

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

• SC9832E specs and review.