Allwinner A133 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Allwinner A133 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro, compare of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, 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 such as GFXBench, Octane V2, PassMark, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy A133 or Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

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

A133

67%

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A133	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Total score	63060	88401
CPU	17649	24746
GPU	23962	33597
MEM	10088	14142
UX	11353	15904

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A133	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Single-Core	102	228
Multi-Core	341	1029

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Frequency	1600 MHz	1950 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 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	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	256 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 Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is 17% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Adreno 510
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	176
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
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	18.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	31.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	20.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	15.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	19.4
Real Racing 3	46.8	39.3
Sniper 3D	30.4	69.1
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	50.2
CSR Racing 2	28.1	34.5

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
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: 9
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors A133 and Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro, 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.

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro specs and review.