Allwinner A133 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Allwinner A133 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and PowerVR GE8300.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: A133 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chips, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PCMark, Quadrant, Octane V2, PassMark, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of SoCs in PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy A133 or Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

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

A133

67%

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A133

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A133	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Total score	63060	92314
CPU	17649	25851
GPU	23962	35084
MEM	10088	14780
UX	11353	16607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A133	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Single-Core	102	238
Multi-Core	341	1075

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A133	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	DDR3/DDR3L/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 32-bit 4Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4 up to 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 up to 933MHz	1650
Memory bandwidth	6	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 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 Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is 19% better than A133 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A133 has 2 more core than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-G71 MP3
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	1200 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	124
# of Cores	2	3
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1200 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	18.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	32.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	20.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	15.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.5	19.8
Real Racing 3	46.8	56.7
Sniper 3D	30.4	71.3
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	58.3
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	51.8
CSR Racing 2	28.1	42.1

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	21.7 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.7 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, 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 Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors A133 and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, 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.

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 specs and review.