UNISOC T618 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050e. Specifications, performance, tests

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Family
  UNISOC 4G AMD Athlon
• CPU group
  UNISOC 4G 12nm AMD Athlon Silver 3000
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  -- 4

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 2 / 4
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A-Core
  2x Cortex-A75 --
• B-Core
  6x Cortex-A55 --
• Overclocking
  No No

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G52 MP2 AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  0.85 GHz 1.00 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  2 3
• Shader
  32 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  Bifrost 2 8
• Direct X
  12 12
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2020 Q1/2018

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by AMD Athlon Silver 3050e and UNISOC T618. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Memory type
  LPDDR3-933LPDDR4-1866LPDDR4X-1866 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  -- 32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• ECC
  No Yes
• PCIe
  -- 3.0 x 8
• AES-NI
  No Yes

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of UNISOC T618 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050e to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 °C

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by UNISOC T618 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050e, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Technology
  12 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  -- FP5
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  -- Dali (Zen)
• Virtualization
  None AMD-V, SVM
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  -- SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q1/2020