Unisoc SC9853I vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Unisoc SC9853I vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP3 and Mali-T820 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: SC9853I is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, Vellamo, PassMark, PCMark, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Neocore, even the gaming performance of processors in Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy SC9853I or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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

SC9853I

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

SC9853I

57%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

SC9853I

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	SC9853I	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	51965	60634
CPU	14547	16971
GPU	19752	23044
MEM	8305	9701
UX	9363	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	SC9853I	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	134	156
Multi-Core	605	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	SC9853I	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	1800 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth	13	16.5
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 Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is 5% 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 MP3
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	71.4
# of Cores	2	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2160 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.8	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.4	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	53.4	11.3
Real Racing 3	50.1	29.3
Sniper 3D	37.2	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	40	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	28.3
CSR Racing 2	34.3	25.4

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	21.7 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE-7	LTE Cat.7 3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, 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 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 18
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips SC9853I and Exynos 7 Octa 7880, 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.

Exynos 7 Octa 7880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7880 specs and review.