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Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs UNISOC SC9863A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929

Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 is an ARM-based entry level SoC for tablets and smartphones (mostly Android based). It was announced in mid 2018 and integrates four 64-Bit Cortex-A53 CPU cores (quad-core) that clock with up to 2 GHz. Furthermore, there is a Adreno 504 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (max. 933 MHz) and wireless radios for WiFi and 4G/LTE included in the chip.

The Cortex-A53 is the successor of the entry level Cortex-A7 CPU cores. The A53 is now capable of 64 Bit (ARMv8-ISA) and addressing more than 4 GB RAM. According to ARM the performance per MHz is a lot better and even surpasses a Cortex-A9 core.

The integrated Adreno 504 ist the integrated graphics card that supports OpenGL ES 3.1 / 3.2 and Vulkan 1.0. According to Qualcomm, the GPU is 50% faster than the previous Adreno 308 in the Snapdragon 425.

The integrated wireless radios support WiFi 802.11ac Wave 2, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Baidou, 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE Cat.4 / Cat.5 - 150 Mbits download, 75 Mbits upload) standards. Futhermore, the SoC is able to decode 1080p videos in H.265 (encode only in H.264) and cameras with up to 13 MP.

The power consumption of the chip is ranging in the lower range, and therefore it is also suited for smaller smartphones. It is manufactured in the modern 12nm process.

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 415 MSM8929

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 (8929) is an ARM-based mid-range SoC for tablets and smartphones (mostly Android based). It was announced in February 2015 and integrates eight 64-Bit Cortex-A53 CPU cores (octa-core) that clock with up to 1.4 GHz. Furthermore, there is a Adreno 405 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (max. 667 MHz, 5.3 GB/s) and wireless radios for WiFi and 4G/LTE included in the chip.

The Cortex-A53 is the successor of the entry level Cortex-A7 CPU cores. The A53 is now capable of 64 Bit (ARMv8-ISA) and adressing more than 4 GB RAM. According to ARM the performance per MHz is a lot better and even surpasses a Cortex-A9 core.

The integrated Adreno 405 is clocked with about 500 MHz and supports DirectX 11.1 incl. hardware Tesselation, OpenGL ES 3.1 and OpenCL 1.2.

The integrated wireless radios support WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE Cat.4) standards. Futhermore, the SoC is able to decode 1080p videos in H.265 (encode only in H.264) and cameras with up to 13 MP.

The power consumption of the chip is ranging in the mid range, and therefore it is also suited for smaller smartphones. 

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 429UNISOC SC9863AQualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A53Cortex-A55Cortex-A53
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A53
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 429 « 2 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 4351.4 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 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 4351.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929 « 1.4 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
Clock2000 MHz1200 - 1600 MHz1400 MHz
Cores / Threads4 / 48 / 88 / 8
Technology12 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesWLAN 802.11ac Wave 2 (WiFi 5), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, X6 LTE (Cat 4 150 MBps Down, Cat 5 75 MBps Up), Hexagon 536 DSP, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, USB 2.0, H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP8, LPDDR3 933 MHz Memory Controller, eMMC 5.1 Quick Charge 3.0TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/WCDMA/GGE Modem, IMG8322 GPU, 1080p video, FHD+ display supportAdreno 405 GPU, WLAN 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, UMTS/HSPA, LTE Cat. 4 (max. 150 Mbps), GPS (Qualcomm IZat Gen8C Lite), LPDDR3-1333 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 504PowerVR GE8322 / IMG8322 (550 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 405
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.unisoc.comwww.qualcomm.com
L3 Cache512 KB

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 429
0.2 pt (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 429 +
min: 15709     avg: 16114     median: 16113.5 (14%)     max: 16518 Points
min: 12578     avg: 13955     median: 13954.5 (12%)     max: 15331 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 429 +
min: 1155     avg: 1194     median: 1194 (14%)     max: 1233 Points
115%
1 SC9863A +
min: 1136     avg: 1303     median: 1373 (16%)     max: 1401 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 429 +
min: 1145     avg: 1170     median: 1170 (13%)     max: 1195 Points
107%
1 SC9863A +
min: 1107     avg: 1257     median: 1250 (14%)     max: 1407 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 429 +
168 Points (7%)
min: 126     avg: 138.5     median: 138 (6%)     max: 152 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 429 +
566 Points (1%)
111%
1 SC9863A +
min: 472     avg: 640     median: 629 (1%)     max: 848 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 429 +
168 Points (1%)
155 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 429 +
552 Points (2%)
146%
1 SC9863A +
min: 785     avg: 809     median: 808.5 (3%)     max: 832 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 429 +
860 Points (9%)
827 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 429 +
2485 Points (3%)
142%
1 SC9863A +
3526 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
809 Points (11%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
3372 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
3235 Points (5%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SC9863A +
759 Points (11%)
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 *
100%
1 SD 429 +
min: 10433     avg: 10544     median: 10544 (12%)     max: 10655 ms
min: 11698     avg: 11906     median: 11906 (14%)     max: 12114 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 SD 429 +
min: 4297     avg: 4345     median: 4344.5 (4%)     max: 4392 Points
min: 3111     avg: 3940     median: 4018 (4%)     max: 4690 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 429 +
min: 32     avg: 34     median: 34 (7%)     max: 36 Points
min: 29     avg: 30.5     median: 30.5 (6%)     max: 32 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 SD 429 +
51274 Points (17%)
108%
1 SC9863A +
55423 Points (19%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 SD 429 +
5470 Points (17%)
136%
1 SC9863A +
7434 Points (23%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 SD 429 +
20878 Points (26%)
100%
1 SC9863A +
20953 Points (26%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 SD 429 +
6252 Points (2%)
176%
1 SC9863A +
10973 Points (3%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 SD 429 +
30859 Points (19%)
108%
1 SC9863A +
33436 Points (20%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 SD 429 +
63459 Points (11%)
115%
1 SC9863A +
72796 Points (13%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 429 +
10934 Points (9%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 429 +
27445 Points (22%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 429 +
4783 Points (1%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 429 +
35288 Points (13%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 429 +
78450 Points (8%)
126%
1 SC9863A +
98723 Points (10%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 429 +
70208 Points (9%)
132%
1 SC9863A +
92404 Points (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SD 429 +
2454 Points (13%)
108%
1 SC9863A +
2660 Points (14%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SD 429 +
4908 Points (10%)
309%
1 SC9863A +
15142 Points (32%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 SD 429 +
min: 4267     avg: 4449     median: 4449 (29%)     max: 4631 Points
103%
1 SC9863A +
min: 4389     avg: 4560     median: 4601 (30%)     max: 4694 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 SD 429 +
min: 5986     avg: 6107     median: 6106.5 (31%)     max: 6227 Points
108%
1 SC9863A +
min: 6601     avg: 6688     median: 6601 (33%)     max: 6861 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
1 SC9863A +
4436 Points (21%)

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