Unisoc SC9863A vs Snapdragon 439
We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc SC9863A (with PowerVR GE8322 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (Adreno 505). 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
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 28 nm)
- 25% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1600 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 26%) AnTuTu 11 score – 193K vs 153K
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 72338 | 87322 |
| GPU | 12745 | 13521 |
| Memory | 35608 | 48106 |
| UX | 32976 | 44166 |
| Total score | 153667 | 193115 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 52.4 MB/sec | 55.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 23 pages/sec | 22.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 29.9 Mpixels/sec | 32.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9.4 images/sec | 9 images/sec |
| HDR | 26.1 Mpixels/sec | 23.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 0.79 images/sec | 1.17 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 5.72 images/sec | 6.41 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.3 Mpixels/sec | 1.59 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4595 | - |
| Video editing score | 3827 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 3481 | - |
| Photo editing score | 8415 | - |
| Writing score | 5029 | - |
| Phones tested | 2 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 46 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 31 FPS [Low] |
| Fortnite | - | 21 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 37 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 32 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 29 FPS [Ultra] |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Unisoc SC9863A and Snapdragon 439CPU
| Architecture | 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A55 4x 1.2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 28 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 3 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | - | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | PowerVR GE8322 | Adreno 505 |
| Architecture | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 550 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 1 |
| Shading units | 8 | 48 |
| Total shaders | 64 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 70.4 Gigaflops | 62.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 11 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Hexagon 536 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 1800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 1x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 6.4 Gb/s |
| Max size | 4 GB | 5 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2160 x 1080 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 5MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 8MP |
| 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 - VP8 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X6 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 75 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | November 2018 | June 2018 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | - | SDM439 |
| Official page | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 official site |
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