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UNISOC SC9863A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 vs Allwinner A523

UNISOC SC9863A

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The Unisoc SC9863A (formerly Spreadtrum) is an entry level octa core SoC with 8 ARM Cortex-A55 cores in two clusters. One performance cluster with up to 1.6 GHz and a efficiency cluster with up to 1.2 GHz. The SoC also integrates an LTE modem (TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/WCDMA/GGE), a PowerVR IMG8322 /GE8322 graphics card and 1080p video support.

Process

TSMC 28HPC+

CPU

8XA55

GPU

IMG 8322

Memory

eMMC 5.1, LPDDR3, LPDDR4/4X

Modem

LTE Cat7, L+L DSDS

Display

FHD+ 

Camera

16M @ 30fps, Dual ISP 16M + 5M

Camera Interface

MIPI CSI: 4+4+2/4+2+2+2

Video

Decode

1080p @ 30 fps, H.264/H.265

Encode

1080p @ 30 fps, H.264/H.265

WCN

11bgn BT4.2

integrated (BB&RF)

11AC BT5.0

Marilin3 (option)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 (SD435) is a lower mainstream SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. Contrary to the Snapdragon 630, it is still manufactured in a 28-nm process and also consists of an octa-core CPU part with ARM Cortex-A53 cores. However, they are only clocked at up to 1.4 GHz. The integrated X9 LTE modem supports Cat. 4 with maximum transfer rates of 300 Mbps (downstream) and 100 Mbps (upstream). The SoC also includes an Adreno 505 GPU with support for Vulkan and OpenGL ES 3.1. WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1 are supported as well. The memory controller supports LPDDR3 clocked at 800 MHz (so probably dual-channel DDRL-1600). The main difference to the Snapdragon 430 is the faster LTE modem.

Allwinner A523

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The Allwinner A523 is a very affordable ARM-based SoC for smartphones and tablets. The eight-core processor presented in 2023 consists of two quad-core clusters, each made up of 4 Cortex-A55 cores.

The faster quad cluster operates at a clock frequency of up to 1.8 GHz and offers 128 KB L2 cache per A55 core, while the second cluster clocks at up to 1.4 GHz and only offers 64 KB L2 cache per core.

In another version of the Allwinner A523, the first quad cluster clocks at up to 2.0 GHz. The ARM Mali-G57 MC1 is used as the graphics unit, which supports OpenGL 3.2, Vulkan 1.0 and OpenCL 2.0. A XuanTie E906 RISC-V PMU is also integrated.

The Allwinner SoC can control up to 4 GB DDR3/DDR4/LPDDR2/LPDDR3/LPDDR4/LPDDR4X RAM and eMMC 5.1 flash memory. In addition to PCIe 2.1, USB 3.1 Gen. 1 and Gigabit Ethernet are also supported as interfaces. There is also an H264/H265 video decoder (up to 4K at 60 frames per second) and an H264 encoder (up to 4K at 25 frames per second).

The Allwinner A523 is manufactured with a 22 nm structure width.

ModelUNISOC SC9863AQualcomm Snapdragon 435Allwinner A523
Series Qualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A55Cortex-A53Cortex-A55
Series: Cortex-A55
Samsung Exynos 850 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A55
Allwinner A5230.48 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores1 MB L3 Cortex-A55
UNISOC SC9863A « 1.2 - 1.6 GHz8 / 8 cores512 KB L3 Cortex-A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6302.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6262.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6252 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4392 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4501.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4292 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89521.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v21.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89391.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM89361.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 « 1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM89291.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM89161.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80161.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Samsung Exynos 850 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A55
Allwinner A523 « 0.48 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores1 MB L3 Cortex-A55
UNISOC SC9863A1.2 - 1.6 GHz8 / 8 cores512 KB L3 Cortex-A55
Clock1200 - 1600 MHz1400 MHz480 - 2000 MHz
L3 Cache512 KB1 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 88 / 8
4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
4 x 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Technology28 nm28 nm22 nm
FeaturesTDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/WCDMA/GGE Modem, IMG8322 GPU, 1080p video, FHD+ display supportAdreno 505 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 7, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1600 Memory ControllerH.264 4K25 Encoding, 4K30 decoding, H.265 4K60 decoding, 32 Bit LPDDR4x memory controller, SD 3.0 / eMMC 5.1, Trustzone, Secure Boot, Security ID, USB 3.1, PCIe 2.1, RISC-V 200 MHz
iGPUPowerVR GE8322 / IMG8322 (550 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 505ARM Mali-G57 MP1
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.unisoc.comwww.qualcomm.comwww.allwinnertech.com
L1 Cache512 KB
L2 Cache768 KB

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 435 +
7935 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 435 +
7745 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SC9863A +
min: 12578     avg: 13955     median: 13954.5 (12%)     max: 15331 Points
65%
1 435 +
min: 7095     avg: 8887     median: 9015.5 (8%)     max: 9345 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 1136     avg: 1303     median: 1373 (16%)     max: 1401 Points
85%
435 +
min: 1028     avg: 1199     median: 1167.5 (14%)     max: 1352 Points
120%
A523 +
min: 1517     avg: 1645     median: 1645 (19%)     max: 1773 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 1107     avg: 1257     median: 1250 (14%)     max: 1407 Points
92%
435 +
min: 1002     avg: 1182     median: 1152 (13%)     max: 1382 Points
151%
A523 +
1883 Points (22%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 A523 +
min: 227     avg: 229     median: 229 (7%)     max: 231 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 A523 +
min: 852     avg: 853     median: 853 (3%)     max: 854 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
min: 126     avg: 138.5     median: 138 (6%)     max: 152 Points
122%
1 A523 +
min: 167     avg: 169     median: 169 (7%)     max: 171 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
min: 472     avg: 640     median: 629 (1%)     max: 848 Points
127%
1 A523 +
min: 778     avg: 797     median: 796.5 (1%)     max: 815 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
155 Points (1%)
110%
1 A523 +
171 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
min: 785     avg: 809     median: 808.5 (3%)     max: 832 Points
74%
1 A523 +
600 Points (2%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
827 Points (8%)
105%
A523 +
min: 853     avg: 865     median: 865 (9%)     max: 877 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
3526 Points (4%)
73%
435 +
min: 2210     avg: 2610     median: 2582 (3%)     max: 2889 Points
min: 2498     avg: 2942     median: 2941.5 (3%)     max: 3385 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
809 Points (11%)
71%
435 +
577 Points (8%)
102%
A523 +
827 Points (11%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
3372 Points (8%)
68%
435 +
2308 Points (6%)
2451 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
3235 Points (5%)
101%
1 A523 +
3276 Points (5%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
759 Points (11%)
127%
1 A523 +
965 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SC9863A +
805 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SC9863A +
1927 Points (17%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SC9863A +
4869 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SC9863A +
2912 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SC9863A +
3189 Points (8%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 11698     avg: 11906     median: 11906 (14%)     max: 12114 ms
99%
435 +
min: 11007     avg: 12667     median: 12750 (15%)     max: 13586 ms
104%
A523 +
min: 8641.2     avg: 8707     median: 8706.8 (10%)     max: 8772.4 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 435 +
1979 ms (22%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 3111     avg: 3940     median: 4018 (4%)     max: 4690 Points
80%
435 +
min: 2689     avg: 3112     median: 3209 (3%)     max: 3314 Points
152%
A523 +
min: 5911     avg: 6113     median: 6112.5 (5%)     max: 6314 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 A523 +
min: 26     avg: 28     median: 28 (8%)     max: 30 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 29     avg: 30.5     median: 30.5 (6%)     max: 32 Points
89%
435 +
27 Points (6%)
134%
A523 +
41 Points (9%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 SC9863A +
55423 Points (19%)
82%
1 435 +
min: 42643     avg: 44884     median: 45572 (16%)     max: 46814 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 SC9863A +
7434 Points (23%)
62%
1 435 +
min: 4213     avg: 4532     median: 4581.5 (14%)     max: 4750 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 SC9863A +
20953 Points (26%)
77%
1 435 +
min: 14261     avg: 15880     median: 16055.5 (20%)     max: 17146 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 SC9863A +
10973 Points (3%)
87%
1 435 +
min: 9541     avg: 9568     median: 9563 (3%)     max: 9605 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 SC9863A +
33436 Points (20%)
83%
1 435 +
min: 27075     avg: 27665     median: 27740 (17%)     max: 28105 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 SC9863A +
72796 Points (13%)
79%
1 435 +
min: 56672     avg: 57644     median: 57289 (10%)     max: 59326 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SC9863A +
98723 Points (10%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 A523 +
min: 126757     avg: 131411     median: 131411 (8%)     max: 136065 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 A523 +
min: 34895     avg: 37521     median: 37521 (10%)     max: 40147 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
92404 Points (12%)
88%
435 +
81667 Points (11%)
2085 Points (0%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
1 SC9863A +
4436 Points (21%)
124%
1 A523 +
min: 5224     avg: 5487     median: 5486.5 (25%)     max: 5749 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SC9863A +
2660 Points (14%)
71%
1 435 +
min: 1646     avg: 1876     median: 1875.5 (10%)     max: 2105 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SC9863A +
15142 Points (32%)
45%
1 435 +
min: 4303     avg: 6883     median: 6882.5 (15%)     max: 9462 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 SC9863A +
min: 4389     avg: 4560     median: 4601 (30%)     max: 4694 Points
81%
1 435 +
min: 3538     avg: 3737     median: 3710 (24%)     max: 3928 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 SC9863A +
min: 6601     avg: 6688     median: 6601 (33%)     max: 6861 Points
73%
1 435 +
min: 4316     avg: 4876     median: 4814.5 (24%)     max: 5438 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
100%
1 A523 +
8.6 MB/s (6%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
100%
1 A523 +
87.8 MB/s (3%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
100%
1 A523 +
13 MB/s (16%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
100%
1 A523 +
127.1 MB/s (4%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 A523 +
7006 Points (11%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 A523 +
227 Points (9%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 A523 +
5.8 Watt (3%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 A523 +
1.2 Watt (1%)

Average Benchmarks UNISOC SC9863A → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 → 83% n=10

Average Benchmarks Allwinner A523 → 103% n=10

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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