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Apple A11 Bionic vs Unisoc SC9863A

Apple A11 Bionic
25Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Unisoc SC9863A
25.6Inno Score
28.6CPU20
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — Unisoc SC9863A

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 25.6 for Unisoc SC9863A. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 20
  • 817% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 120
  • 422% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 430
  • 64% lower process: 10 nm vs 28 nm
  • 49% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Reasons to pick the Unisoc SC9863A

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecApple A11 BionicUnisoc SC9863A
Announced20172019
Process10 nm+64%28 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecApple A11 BionicUnisoc SC9863A
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 + 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+49%1.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecApple A11 BionicUnisoc SC9863A
GPUApple GPU (3-core)IMG PowerVR GE8322

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecApple A11 BionicUnisoc SC9863A
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecApple A11 BionicUnisoc SC9863A
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth—7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecApple A11 BionicUnisoc SC9863A
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 4
Bluetooth5.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecApple A11 BionicUnisoc SC9863A
Max display2436x1125HD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecApple A11 BionicUnisoc SC9863A
AnTuTu—100,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+817%Top 43%120Bottom 1%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+422%Bottom 40%430Bottom 1%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 39%—

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