Allwinner A133 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Allwinner A133 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP8 and PowerVR GE8300.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chips, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, 3DMark, PCMark, Octane V2, Neocore, Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of processors in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy A133 or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 960

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

A133

67%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A133	Kirin 960
Total score	63060	95769
CPU	17649	26819
GPU	23962	36393
MEM	10088	15324
UX	11353	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A133	Kirin 960
Single-Core	102	247
Multi-Core	341	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	Kirin 960
Frequency	1600 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	DDR3/DDR3L/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 32-bit 4Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4 up to 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 up to 933MHz	1600
Memory bandwidth	6	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 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 960 is 33% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 4 more core than Kirin 960. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-G71 MP8
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	282
# of Cores	2	8
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	22.5
Real Racing 3	46.8	46.1
Sniper 3D	30.4	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	59
CSR Racing 2	28.1	40.6

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	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	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.	600 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: 7
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 31
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs A133 and Kirin 960, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A133 SoC - all data

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

• A133 specs and review.

Kirin 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.