MediaTek Helio X30 vs UNISOC SC9863A

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio X30 CPU1 vs CPU2 UNISOC SC9863A
MediaTek Helio X30 UNISOC SC9863A

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio X30 and the UNISOC SC9863A and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Helio X30 10 core processor released in Q2/2017 with the UNISOC SC9863A which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family UNISOC 4G (10)
MediaTek Helio X30 (1) CPU group UNISOC 4G 28nm (2)
3 Generation 0
Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35 Architecture --
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio X30 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 10 threads at the same time. The UNISOC SC9863A clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
10 Cores 8
10 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
--
4x Cortex-A35
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) GPU PowerVR GE8322
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
10 Technology 20 nm
1 Max. displays 1
8 Compute units 1
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) GPU PowerVR GE8322
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio X30, while the UNISOC SC9863A supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory LPDDR4X, LPDDR4, LPDDR3
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 0
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio X30 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the UNISOC SC9863A is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio X30 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of UNISOC SC9863A is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2017 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X30 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A (48%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X30 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A (59%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
304 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
147 (48%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1295 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
768 (59%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) @ 0.85 GHz
218 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
PowerVR GE8322 @ 0.55 GHz
35 (16%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
359 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1143 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio X30 UNISOC SC9863A
Unknown Unknown

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