Unisoc Tiger T310 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 benchmark which processor is better

Tiger T310 vs Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Unisoc Tiger T310 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Adreno 530.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Tiger T310 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A75) and Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Octane V2, PassMark, Neocore, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Tiger T310 or Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

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

Tiger T310

64%

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T310

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T310	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Total score	102948	125956
CPU	28818	35262
GPU	39119	47872
MEM	16471	20152
UX	18534	22681

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T310	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Single-Core	210	257
Multi-Core	926	1133

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T310	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 3x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	11 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	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 Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is 9% better than Tiger T310 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	624 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	497.98
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		256
Display	2160 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		25.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.7	48.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.5	52.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.4	27.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.8	44.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.1	63.7
Real Racing 3	67.4	105
Sniper 3D	61.6	84
Need for Speed No Limits	61.6	84
Mortal Kombat X	61.6	68.3
CSR Racing 2	42.4	57.8

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	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE-7	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T310 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is better: 28
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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.

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 specs and review.