MediaTek MT6572 vs UNISOC SC9863A

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MediaTek MT6572 CPU1 vs CPU2 UNISOC SC9863A
MediaTek MT6572 UNISOC SC9863A

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6572 or UNISOC SC9863A - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The MediaTek MT6572 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6572 was released in Q2/2013.

The UNISOC SC9863A has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC SC9863A was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family UNISOC 4G (10)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group UNISOC 4G 28nm (2)
1 Generation 0
Cortex-A9 Architecture --
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6572 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6572 is 1.40 GHz while the UNISOC SC9863A has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the UNISOC SC9863A is at 1.20 GHz.

MediaTek MT6572 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A7
A-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 MT6572 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6572 or UNISOC SC9863A has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-400 GPU PowerVR GE8322
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Utgard GPU Generation --
28nm Technology 20 nm
1 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 1
16 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 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.

ARM Mali-400 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

The MediaTek MT6572 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The UNISOC SC9863A supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

MediaTek MT6572 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
LPDDR2 Memory LPDDR4X, LPDDR4, LPDDR3
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6572 is --, while the UNISOC SC9863A has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6572 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6572 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The UNISOC SC9863A is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6572 Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price --
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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 MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.50 GHz
5 (13%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
PowerVR GE8322 @ 0.55 GHz
35 (100%)

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 MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
147 (100%)

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 MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
768 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6572 UNISOC SC9863A
Unknown Unknown

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