Allwinner A133 vs MediaTek Helio P18

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Allwinner A133 vs MediaTek Helio P18, compare of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Mali-T860 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Helio P18 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as GFXBench, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Octane V2, Quadrant, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy A133 or Helio P18 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Helio P18

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

A133

67%

Helio P18

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

Helio P18

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A133	Helio P18
Total score	63060	55480
CPU	17649	15542
GPU	23962	21092
MEM	10088	8868
UX	11353	9977

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A133	Helio P18
Single-Core	102	143
Multi-Core	341	646

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	Helio P18
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	8x2.0GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)
Max. Memory	DDR3/DDR3L/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 32-bit 4Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4 up to 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 up to 933MHz	933
Memory bandwidth	6	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	1 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 Helio P18 is 19% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 4 more core than Helio P18. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-T860 MP2
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	54.31
# 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		18.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.3	47.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	32.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	28.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	39.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	58.8
Real Racing 3	46.8	40.6
Sniper 3D	30.4	71.5
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	52
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	52
CSR Racing 2	28.1	35.8

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	21 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	16 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.	50 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: 12
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P18 is better: 22
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs A133 and Helio P18, 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.

Helio P18 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P18 specs and review.