UNISOC SC9863A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  UNISOC 4G 28nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
• Family
  UNISOC 4G Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  0 4
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

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

• A-Core
  4x Cortex-A55 -
• A-Core Frequency
  1.2 GHz -
• B-Core
  4x Cortex-A55 -
• B-Core Frequency
  1.6 GHz -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Base Frequency
  - 1.95 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - 1.95 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - 1.95 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
  10 11
• Execution units
  1 0
• Generation
  - 5
• GPU Frequency
  550 MHz 500 MHz
• GPU name
  PowerVR GE8322 Qualcomm Adreno 504
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 500 MHz
• Max. displays
  1 0
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q2/2018
• Shader
  0 0
• Technology
  20 nm 12 nm

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 and UNISOC SC9863A. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  0 1
• Memory type
  LPDDR3LPDDR4LPDDR4X LPDDR3

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP UNISOC SC9863A and Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by UNISOC SC9863A and Qualcomm Snapdragon 429, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  - Cortex-A53
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Operating systems
  Android -
• Part Number
  - SDM429
• Release date
  Q2/2019 Q3/2018
• Technology
  28 nm 12 nm
• Virtualization
  None None