Allwinner A133 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Allwinner A133 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Adreno 506.

This performance comparison involves two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy A133 or Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

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

A133

67%

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A133	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Total score	63060	61945
CPU	17649	17344
GPU	23962	23539
MEM	10088	9908
UX	11353	11140

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A133	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Single-Core	102	160
Multi-Core	341	721

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	DDR3/DDR3L/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 32-bit 4Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4 up to 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 up to 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth	6	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 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 Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is 19% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 625 MSM8953. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	130
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		96
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	12.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	21.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	13.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	9.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	13.7
Real Racing 3	46.8	32.7
Sniper 3D	30.4	48
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	39.2
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	31.6
CSR Racing 2	28.1	24

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE 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: 23
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is better: 14
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs A133 and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, 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.

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 specs and review.