UNISOC T606 vs Apple A8. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  UNISOC 4G 12nm Apple A8/A8X
• Family
  UNISOC 4G Apple A series
• Generation
  0 8
• Predecessor
  - Apple A7
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Successor
  - Apple A9

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

• A-Core
  2x Cortex-A75 2x Typhoon
• A-Core Frequency
  1.6 GHz -
• B-Core
  6x Cortex-A55 -
• B-Core Frequency
  1.6 GHz -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• CPU Cores
  8 2
• CPU Threads
  8 2
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Base Frequency
  - 1.1 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - 1.5 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  - 1.5 GHz

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
  12 -
• Execution units
  2 4
• Generation
  Vallhall 1 5
• GPU Frequency
  650 MHz 530 MHz
• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G57 MP1 Apple A8
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Max. displays
  2 1
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2014
• Shader
  32 128
• Technology
  7 nm 20 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A8 and UNISOC T606. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  - 2 GB
• Memory channels
  0 1
• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-1600 LPDDR3-1600

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP UNISOC T606 and Apple A8 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  - 5 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by UNISOC T606 and Apple A8, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  - A8
• Documents
  Technical data sheet -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• L2-Cache
  - 1 MB
• L3-Cache
  - 4 MB
• Operating systems
  Android -
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q3/2014
• Technology
  12 nm 20 nm
• Virtualization
  None None