HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Unisoc Tiger T310

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Unisoc Tiger T310, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP8 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Tiger T310 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, 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 3DMark, PassMark, PCMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Geekbench, GFXBench, and how good the CPUs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Kirin 960 or Tiger T310 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

Kirin 960

Tiger T310

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

Kirin 960

50%

Tiger T310

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 960

Tiger T310

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 960	Tiger T310
Total score	95769	102948
CPU	26819	28818
GPU	36393	39119
MEM	15324	16471
UX	17247	18534

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 960	Tiger T310
Single-Core	247	210
Multi-Core	1115	926

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 960	Tiger T310
Frequency	2400 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	1x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 3x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1066
Memory bandwidth	28.8	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	64 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 960 is 16% better than Tiger T310 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 960 has -4 more core than Tiger T310. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	1037 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	282	52.3
# of Cores	8	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 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)	21.1	23.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	36.9	38.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.8	25.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	19.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	24.1
Real Racing 3	46.1	67.4
Sniper 3D	81.2	61.6
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	61.6
Mortal Kombat X	59	61.6
CSR Racing 2	40.6	42.4

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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE-7
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T310 is better: 20
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 960 and Tiger T310, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.

Tiger T310 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T310 specs and review.