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UNISOC T618 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

UNISOC T618

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The Unisoc Tiger T618 (former Spreadtrum) is an entry level octa core SoC with two fast ARM Cortex A75 cores at up to 2 GHz and six power efficient ARM Cortex A55 cores at up to 2 GHz. The SoC furthermore includes an LTE modem (TDD-LTE, FDD-LTE, TDSCDMA, WCDMA, CDMA, GSM), a LPDDR3-933 / LPDDR4x-1866 memory controller and an ARM Mali G52MP2 GPU and a tri core ISP. The chip is manufactured at TSMC in 12nm FinFET. AI acceleration is handled by a visual digital signal processor (VDSP) clocked at up to 936 MHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in December 2019. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 2.84 GHz and three further fast ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz. The difference to the older Snapdragon 855 is the switch from Cortex-A76 to the faster Cortex-A77 architecture. The clock speeds stay the same. 

Therefore, the Snapdragon 865 takes the top spot in mobile processors for Android based systems. In some multi-core workloads, the SD865 can even perform on par with the Apple A13 SoC. Single thread, however is still a strong suit of the Apple SoCs.

Compared to the previous generations, the Snapdragon 865 does not integrate an LTE modem anymore, but has to be paired with the new X55 5G modem, that also supports LTE Cat 24/22. The Wi-Fi module however is still integrated and called FastConnect 6800 with support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 8x8 MU-MIMU and 60 GHz 802.11ay with up to 10 Gbps. Bluetooth 5.1 is also supported including aptX Adaptive.

The integrated GPU is now called Adreno 650 and should offer 20% more performance than the Adreno 640 in the Snapdragon 855.

The on board Hexagon 698 DSP now offers an improved KI performance of up to 15 TOPS (up from 7 TOPS in the 855) and still uses a combination of CPU, GPU, HVX and Tensor cores. The Spectra 480 ISP is now also significantly faster. The integrated Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) now supports Dolby Vision, 8K videos and 200 megapixel photos.

The built-in memory controller now supports LPDDR5 with up to 2,750 MHz and LPDDR4X with 2,133 MHz.

The Snapdragon 865 is manufactured at TSMC in the new improved 7nm process (N7P, DUV-based). The process offers a 7% higher performance or 10% less power consumption compared to the old N7 process.

ModelUNISOC T618Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
CodenameCortex-A75 / A55Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Clock2000 - 2000 MHz2420 - 2840 MHz
L3 Cache1 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology12 nm7 nm
FeaturesARM Mali G52 MP2, Vivimagic 5.0 Tri-Core-ISP, LTE / 4G Modem, VDSPAdreno 650 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, LPDDR5 2750 MHz / LPDDR4X 2133 MHz Memory Controller
iGPUARM Mali-G52 MP2 (850 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 650 (250 - 587 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G compare2.42 - 3.2 GHz8 / 8 cores7 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) compare2.42 - 3.1 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 « 2.42 - 2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
L1 Cache1 MB
L2 Cache1.8 MB
TDP5 Watt

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - T618
0.5 pt (37%)
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Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 865
min: 1.186     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (91%)     max: 1.3 pt
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
T618 +
22763 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
T618 +
min: 2526     avg: 2954     median: 3004.5 (28%)     max: 3202 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
T618 +
min: 2611     avg: 2910     median: 2961 (34%)     max: 3148 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
T618 +
min: 365     avg: 380.2     median: 382 (15%)     max: 393 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
T618 +
min: 1229     avg: 1332     median: 1325.5 (2%)     max: 1461 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 865 +
932 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 865 +
3450 Points (11%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
T618 +
1911 Points (19%)
min: 4261     avg: 4281     median: 4278 (43%)     max: 4304 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
T618 +
5744 Points (6%)
min: 13186     avg: 13396     median: 13356 (13%)     max: 13589 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 3576     avg: 3816     median: 3918 (32%)     max: 3954 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 4592     avg: 4779     median: 4742 (43%)     max: 5003 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 17346     avg: 18106     median: 18163 (36%)     max: 18810 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 8818     avg: 9056     median: 9174 (18%)     max: 9175 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 10610     avg: 10878     median: 10921 (29%)     max: 11104 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
T618 +
min: 2762     avg: 2962     median: 2874.2 (3%)     max: 3432 ms
min: 0     avg: 2031     median: 2032.5 (2%)     max: 2911 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 865 +
312.5 ms (3%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
T618 +
min: 10787     avg: 12599     median: 12356.5 (9%)     max: 14722 Points
min: 14606     avg: 22518     median: 23734 (18%)     max: 31224 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 T618 +
58 Points (16%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
T618 +
min: 68     avg: 75.7     median: 74.5 (13%)     max: 93 Points
min: 97     avg: 106.7     median: 104 (19%)     max: 127 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
T618 +
min: 38514     avg: 46604     median: 40597 (34%)     max: 60702 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
T618 +
min: 31976     avg: 38448     median: 40494 (33%)     max: 42875 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
T618 +
min: 32932     avg: 39187     median: 40289 (7%)     max: 44339 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
T618 +
min: 62476     avg: 65538     median: 66592 (24%)     max: 67546 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
T618 +
min: 173051     avg: 189777     median: 192320 (19%)     max: 203961 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
T618 +
min: 201310     avg: 218309     median: 213115 (10%)     max: 240502 Points
min: 628715     avg: 671674     median: 671674 (33%)     max: 714632 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
T618 +
min: 67085     avg: 69141     median: 68306 (17%)     max: 72033 Points
min: 171838     avg: 178785     median: 178785 (45%)     max: 185732 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 T618 +
min: 9058     avg: 10105     median: 10105 (4%)     max: 11152 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
T618 +
min: 7404     avg: 7980     median: 8273 (30%)     max: 8414 Points
11610 Points (43%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
T618 +
5739 Points (30%)
min: 6478     avg: 8077     median: 6893 (36%)     max: 11637 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
0 Points (0%)
min: 21645     avg: 24717     median: 24097 (51%)     max: 28841 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
T618 +
min: 82     avg: 3510     median: 3509.5 (23%)     max: 6937 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
T618 +
12638 Points (63%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 T618 +
min: 359     avg: 372.3     median: 372.5 (14%)     max: 385 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 T618 +
min: 4.22     avg: 5.1     median: 5.1 (2%)     max: 6.22 Watt
115%
1 SD 865 +
4.4 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 T618 +
min: 1.179     avg: 1.9     median: 1.9 (2%)     max: 2.42 Watt
82%
1 SD 865 +
2.3 Watt (3%)

Average Benchmarks UNISOC T618 → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 → 226% n=21

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