Allwinner A133 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Allwinner A133 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and PowerVR GE8300.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, Neocore, PassMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy A133 or Kirin 658 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

A133

Kirin 658

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

A133

67%

Kirin 658

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

Kirin 658

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	A133	Kirin 658
Total score	63060	57552
CPU	17649	16117
GPU	23962	21865
MEM	10088	9207
UX	11353	10368

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	A133	Kirin 658
Single-Core	102	148
Multi-Core	341	670

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	Kirin 658
Frequency	1600 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	DDR3/DDR3L/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 32-bit 4Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4 up to 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 up to 933MHz	933
Memory bandwidth	6	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 658 is 23% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 4 more core than Kirin 658. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.3	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	20.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	12.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	9.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	12.4
Real Racing 3	46.8	25.1
Sniper 3D	30.4	44.2
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	24.1
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	29.1
CSR Racing 2	28.1	28.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	13 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Allwinner A133 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 15
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

A133 SoC - all data

• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Devices lists
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• A133 specs and review.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• Kirin 658 specs and review.