Unisoc SC9863A vs Helio A22
We compared the 8-core Unisoc SC9863A (PowerVR GE8322) with the older 4-core MediaTek Helio A22 (PowerVR GE8300) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Unisoc SC9863A
- Performs 3.4x better in floating-point computations
- Has 4 more cores
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio A22
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 28 nm)
- 25% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1600 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 72338 | 50011 |
| GPU | 12745 | 11351 |
| Memory | 35608 | 43708 |
| UX | 32976 | 50292 |
| Total score | 153667 | 155362 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 52.4 MB/sec | 27.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 23 pages/sec | 15.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 29.9 Mpixels/sec | 21.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9.4 images/sec | 5.92 images/sec |
| HDR | 26.1 Mpixels/sec | 15.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 0.79 images/sec | 0.47 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 5.72 images/sec | 4.01 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.3 Mpixels/sec | 855.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4595 | 5175 |
| Video editing score | 3827 | 3987 |
| Data manipulation score | 3481 | 3196 |
| Photo editing score | 8415 | 8627 |
| Writing score | 5029 | 4460 |
| Phones tested | 2 models | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Unisoc SC9863A
No benchmark results yet
MediaTek Helio A22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-29 (Honor 8S user) | CPU Throttle | 100% |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Unisoc SC9863A and Helio A22CPU
| Architecture | 4x 1.6 GHz β Cortex-A55 4x 1.2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 1600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 28 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 3 W | 4 W |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | PowerVR GE8322 | PowerVR GE8300 |
| Architecture | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) |
| GPU frequency | 550 MHz | 660 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 2 |
| Shading units | 8 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 64 | 16 |
| FLOPS | 70.4 Gigaflops | 20.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | 1.2 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | NeuroPilot |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 13.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2160 x 1080 | 1600 x 720 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 5MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 30FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | November 2018 | June 2018 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | - | MT6761V/WAB |
| Official page | - | MediaTek Helio A22 official site |
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