Unisoc T606 vs Unisoc SC9863A

We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc T606 (with Mali-G57 MP1 graphics) and Unisoc SC9863A (PowerVR GE8322). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Unisoc T606
  • Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 28 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 64%) AnTuTu 10 score – 254K vs 155K
  • Announced 2-years and 10-months later
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • Performs 18% better in floating-point computations
Pros of Unisoc SC9863A
  • Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
254950
CPU 76306 55557
GPU 28429 11221
Memory 91253 43818
UX 59822 45218
Total score 254950 155224

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Unisoc T606 +127%
370
Multi-Core Score
1381
Asset compression 68.4 MB/sec 52.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 39.4 pages/sec 23 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 49.8 Mpixels/sec 29.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 23.6 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
HDR 41.4 Mpixels/sec 26.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.7 images/sec 0.79 images/sec
Photo processing 13.2 images/sec 5.72 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.99 Mpixels/sec 1.3 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Score 419 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Unisoc T606 and Unisoc SC9863A

CPU

Architecture 2x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 1.2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 1600 MHz 1600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 2 MB -
L3 cache 1 MB -
Process 12 nanometers 28 nanometers
TDP - 3 W
Manufacturing TSMC -

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP1 PowerVR GE8322
Architecture Valhall 1st gen PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue)
GPU frequency 650 MHz 550 MHz
Execution units 1 8
Shading units 64 8
Total shaders 64 64
FLOPS 83.2 Gigaflops 70.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 1.2

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max size 8 GB 4 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) No No
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 2160 x 1080 2160 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP 1x 16MP, 2x 5MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265 H.264, H.265
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, 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 5 4
Bluetooth 5.0 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced September 2021 November 2018
Class Low end Low end
Official page Unisoc T606 official site -

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