Unisoc Tiger T310 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970 benchmark which processor is better

Tiger T310 vs Kirin 970

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Unisoc Tiger T310 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970, compare of GPUs Mali-G72 MP12 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Tiger T310 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A75) and Kirin 970 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as GFXBench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, Octane V2, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Tiger T310 or Kirin 970 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

Tiger T310

Kirin 970

11%

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

Tiger T310

64%

Kirin 970

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T310

Kirin 970

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T310	Kirin 970
Total score	102948	160216
CPU	28818	44870
GPU	39119	60875
MEM	16471	25631
UX	18534	28844

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T310	Kirin 970
Single-Core	210	328
Multi-Core	926	1379

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T310	Kirin 970
Frequency	2000 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 3x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 970 is 16% better than Tiger T310 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Tiger T310 has 4 more core than Kirin 970. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	346
# of Cores	2	12
# of Shader Units
Display	2160 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		20.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.7	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.5	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.4	27.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.8	21.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.1	30.3
Real Racing 3	67.4	106.8
Sniper 3D	61.6	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	61.6	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	61.6	77.4
CSR Racing 2	42.4	64.1

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE-7	18
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	1200 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T310 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 970 is better: 32
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Tiger T310 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T310 specs and review.

Kirin 970 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 970 specs and review.