Allwinner A133 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Allwinner A133 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Neocore, PCMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, GFXBench, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy A133 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 659

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

A133

67%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A133	Kirin 659
Total score	63060	75358
CPU	17649	21107
GPU	23962	28630
MEM	10088	12052
UX	11353	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A133	Kirin 659
Single-Core	102	195
Multi-Core	341	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	Kirin 659
Frequency	1600 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 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 659 is 32% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 4 more core than Kirin 659. 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	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	18.2
Real Racing 3	46.8	50.1
Sniper 3D	30.4	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	40
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	41.5
CSR Racing 2	28.1	34.3

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: 5
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 29
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips A133 and Kirin 659, 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 659 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 659 specs and review.