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Apple A7 vs UNISOC SC9863A. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Apple A7
Apple A7
Released
Q2/2019
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UNISOC SC9863A
UNISOC SC9863A

What's the best choice Apple A7 or UNISOC SC9863A? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple A7 has a base frequency of 1.30 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q3/2013.

UNISOC SC9863A has a base frequency of 1.20 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

Apple A7 Reasons to consider
Apple A7
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    1.30 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1187 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1232 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1452 place
UNISOC SC9863A Reasons to consider
UNISOC SC9863A
Report a bug
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    8 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions UNISOC SC9863A CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1265 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1145 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1678 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A7 Apple A7
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Apple A7 left arrow UNISOC 4G 28nm
  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow UNISOC 4G
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 0
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Successor
    Apple A8 left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Cyclone left arrow 4x Cortex-A55
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 4x Cortex-A55
  • Base Frequency
    1.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    1.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    1.4 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.2 GHz
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.6 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    10 left arrow 10
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 1
  • GPU Frequency
    450 MHz left arrow 550 MHz
  • GPU name
    PowerVR G6430 left arrow PowerVR GE8322
  • GPU Turbo
    450 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q1/2017
  • Shader
    64 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 20 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by UNISOC SC9863A and Apple A7. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    1 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 0
  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-1333 left arrow LPDDR3LPDDR4LPDDR4X
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A7 and UNISOC SC9863A Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A7 and UNISOC SC9863A, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    A7 left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    1 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • Part Number
    S5L8960X left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Android

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple A7 and UNISOC SC9863A.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

278.000000
Apple A7
147.000000
UNISOC SC9863A
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

528.000000
Apple A7
768.000000
UNISOC SC9863A
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

115.000000
Apple A7
35.000000
UNISOC SC9863A

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