Unisoc SC9853I vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Unisoc SC9853I vs HiSilicon Kirin 658, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-T820 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: SC9853I is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55) and Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Quadrant, PassMark, AnTuTu, 3DMark, GFXBench, PCMark, Vellamo, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy SC9853I or Kirin 658 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

SC9853I

Kirin 658

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

SC9853I

57%

Kirin 658

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

SC9853I

Kirin 658

Antutu v10, 9

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

	SC9853I	Kirin 658
Total score	51965	57552
CPU	14547	16117
GPU	19752	21865
MEM	8305	9207
UX	9363	10368

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	SC9853I	Kirin 658
Single-Core	134	148
Multi-Core	605	670

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	SC9853I	Kirin 658
Frequency	1800 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth	13	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 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 14% better than SC9853I 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 MP2	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2160 x 1080 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	15.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	42.2	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	20.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.8	12.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.4	9.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	53.4	12.4
Real Racing 3	50.1	25.1
Sniper 3D	37.2	44.2
Need for Speed No Limits	40	24.1
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	29.1
CSR Racing 2	34.3	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	16 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	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-7
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 SC9853I is better: 16
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 15
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 listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

SC9853I SoC - all data

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

• SC9853I 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.