Allwinner A133 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Allwinner A133 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994, comparison of GPUs Adreno 430 and PowerVR GE8300.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Quadrant, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy A133 or Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 810 MSM8994

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

A133

67%

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

38%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A133	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Total score	63060	74144
CPU	17649	20750
GPU	23962	28176
MEM	10088	11867
UX	11353	13352

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A133	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Single-Core	102	191
Multi-Core	341	863

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 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	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4 up to 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 up to 933MHz	1600
Memory bandwidth	6	10
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	128 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 810 MSM8994 is 19% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 810 MSM8994. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Adreno 430
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	421.2
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		256
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 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	16.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	27.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	18.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	13.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	17.9
Real Racing 3	46.8	40.8
Sniper 3D	30.4	35.4
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	38.1
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	35.4
CSR Racing 2	28.1	35.4

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	55 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 X10 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	450 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Allwinner A133 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is better: 26
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 Snapdragon 810 MSM8994, 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 810 MSM8994 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 specs and review.