Unisoc SC9853I vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Unisoc SC9853I vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429, compare of GPUs Mali-T820 MP2 and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: SC9853I is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55) and Snapdragon 429 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, PassMark, Vellamo, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PCMark, Neocore, 3DMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy SC9853I or Snapdragon 429 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

SC9853I

Snapdragon 429

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

SC9853I

57%

Snapdragon 429

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

SC9853I

Snapdragon 429

Antutu v10, 9

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

	SC9853I	Snapdragon 429
Total score	51965	65308
CPU	14547	18278
GPU	19752	24823
MEM	8305	10456
UX	9363	11762

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	SC9853I	Snapdragon 429
Single-Core	134	169
Multi-Core	605	760

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	SC9853I	Snapdragon 429
Frequency	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	800
Memory bandwidth	13	6.4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 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 Snapdragon 429 is 9% better than SC9853I in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that SC9853I has -4 more core than Snapdragon 429. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T820 MP2	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	48
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
Display	2160 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	14.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	23.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.8	16.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.4	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	53.4	15.6
Real Racing 3	50.1	47.4
Sniper 3D	37.2	30.8
Need for Speed No Limits	40	33.2
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	27.3
CSR Racing 2	34.3	30.8

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	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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE-7	Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	75 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: 27
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 is better: 10
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips SC9853I and Snapdragon 429, as well as read the test results at the links below.

SC9853I SoC - all data

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

• SC9853I specs and review.

Snapdragon 429 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 429 specs and review.