UNISOC SC9863A vs Samsung Exynos 5433

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UNISOC SC9863A CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5433
UNISOC SC9863A Samsung Exynos 5433

CPU comparison

UNISOC SC9863A or Samsung Exynos 5433 - 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 Samsung Exynos 5433 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5433 was released in Q3/2014.
UNISOC 4G (10) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
UNISOC 4G 28nm (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5433 (1)
0 Generation 1
-- Architecture Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
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 Samsung Exynos 5433 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5433 is at 1.90 GHz.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
A-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The UNISOC SC9863A or Samsung Exynos 5433 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 ARM Mali-T760 MP6
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 3
20 nm Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 6
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10 DirectX Version 11

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 ARM Mali-T760 MP6
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 / Encode
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 Samsung Exynos 5433 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
LPDDR4X, LPDDR4, LPDDR3 Memory LPDDR3e-1066
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.25 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 Samsung Exynos 5433 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
-- 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 Samsung Exynos 5433 is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 2.25 MB cache.

UNISOC SC9863A Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
28 nm Technology 20 nm
Unknown 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
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
UNISOC SC9863A (59%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
UNISOC SC9863A (96%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 (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.
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
147 (59%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
250 (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.
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
768 (96%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
798 (100%)

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 (25%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
ARM Mali-T760 MP6 @ 0.70 GHz
143 (100%)

Devices using this processor

UNISOC SC9863A Samsung Exynos 5433
Unknown Unknown

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