UNISOC SC9863A vs MediaTek MT8125

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UNISOC SC9863A CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8125
UNISOC SC9863A MediaTek MT8125

CPU comparison

UNISOC SC9863A or MediaTek MT8125 - 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 UNISOC SC9863A has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC SC9863A was released in Q2/2019.

The MediaTek MT8125 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8125 was released in Q4/2013.
UNISOC 4G (10) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
UNISOC 4G 28nm (2) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5)
0 Generation 1
-- Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The UNISOC SC9863A has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the UNISOC SC9863A is 1.20 GHz while the MediaTek MT8125 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8125 is at 1.20 GHz.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
A-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-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.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The UNISOC SC9863A or MediaTek MT8125 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.

PowerVR GE8322 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.26 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.26 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
20 nm Technology 45nm
1 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 2
-- Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10 DirectX Version 10.1

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 GE8322 GPU PowerVR SGX544
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The UNISOC SC9863A can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The MediaTek MT8125 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
LPDDR4X, LPDDR4, LPDDR3 Memory LPDDR2
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the UNISOC SC9863A is --, while the MediaTek MT8125 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The UNISOC SC9863A is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8125 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q4/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
UNISOC SC9863A (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 (47%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
UNISOC SC9863A (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 (17%)

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.
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
147 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
69 (47%)

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.
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
768 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
134 (17%)

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.
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
PowerVR GE8322 @ 0.55 GHz
35 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.26 GHz
8 (23%)

Devices using this processor

UNISOC SC9863A MediaTek MT8125
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