Unisoc Tiger T310 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro benchmark which processor is better

Tiger T310 vs Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Unisoc Tiger T310 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro, 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 821 MSM8996 Pro is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as GFXBench, Geekbench, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Octane V2, PCMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Tiger T310 or Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 821 MSM8996 Pro

10%

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

Tiger T310

64%

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T310

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T310	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Total score	102948	149901
CPU	28818	41975
GPU	39119	56961
MEM	16471	23984
UX	18534	26987

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T310	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Single-Core	210	306
Multi-Core	926	1349

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T310	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Frequency	2000 MHz	2400 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	4x2.4 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	11 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	3 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 821 MSM8996 Pro is 16% 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	650 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	518.73
# 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		27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.7	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.5	53.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.4	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.8	21.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.1	37.2
Real Racing 3	67.4	94.2
Sniper 3D	61.6	69.9
Need for Speed No Limits	61.6	64.6
Mortal Kombat X	61.6	78
CSR Racing 2	42.4	59.2

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: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is better: 30
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison 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 821 MSM8996 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro specs and review.