Unisoc SC9863A vs Snapdragon 625
We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc SC9863A (with PowerVR GE8322 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (Adreno 506). 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 625
- Has a smaller size transistor (14 versus 28 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 42%) AnTuTu 11 score – 218K vs 153K
- 25% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1600 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 72338 | 93844 |
| GPU | 12745 | 14096 |
| Memory | 35608 | 46390 |
| UX | 32976 | 64549 |
| Total score | 153667 | 218879 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 52.4 MB/sec | 62.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 23 pages/sec | 27.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 29.9 Mpixels/sec | 27.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9.4 images/sec | 9.55 images/sec |
| HDR | 26.1 Mpixels/sec | 26.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 0.79 images/sec | 1.19 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 5.72 images/sec | 6.81 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.3 Mpixels/sec | 1.67 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 3 tests |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4595 | 4980 |
| Video editing score | 3827 | 5558 |
| Data manipulation score | 3481 | 3713 |
| Photo editing score | 8415 | 7746 |
| Writing score | 5029 | 4130 |
| Phones tested | 2 models | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Unisoc SC9863A and Snapdragon 625CPU
| Architecture | 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A55 4x 1.2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 28 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 2 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 3 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | - | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | PowerVR GE8322 | Adreno 506 |
| 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 546 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 1800 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 1x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 7.46 Gb/s |
| Max size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2160 x 1080 | 1900 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 5MP | 1x 24MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 30FPS | 4K 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
| Modem | - | X9 |
| 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 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | November 2018 | February 2016 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | - | MSM8953 |
| Official page | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 official site |
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