Comparisons 11-03-2021
Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple A12X Bionic, speed examination of GPUs Apple A12X Bionic and Apple A13 Bionic.
This performance comparison includes two processors: A13 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and A12X Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as 3DMark, AnTuTu, Quadrant, Geekbench, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, GFXBench, PassMark, PCMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of processors in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG etc.
After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy A13 Bionic or A12X Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9.
Summary benchmark resultsAs 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| A13 Bionic | 93% |
A12X Bionic | 99% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| A13 Bionic | 79% |
A12X Bionic | 99% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| A13 Bionic | 86% |
A12X Bionic | 97% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | A13 Bionic |
A12X Bionic | | Total score | 521807 | 673441 | | CPU | 192430 | 188899 | | GPU | 195007 | 344837 | | MEM | 115777 | 65022 | | UX | 96947 | 77176 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | A13 Bionic |
A12X Bionic | | Single-Core | 1111 | 1152 | | Multi-Core | 3444 | 4435 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | A13 Bionic |
A12X Bionic | | Frequency | 2660 MHz | 2490 MHz | | Cores | 6 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | 8500 millions | 10000 millions | | Core configuration | 2x2.66 GHz Icestorm
4x1.6 GHz Firestorm | 4x2.49GHz Vortex
4x1.6 GHz Tempest | | Power consumption (TDP) | 6 W | 6 W | | Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X | | Max. Memory | 16 Gb | 16 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 4266 | 2133 | | Memory bandwidth | | 42 | | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | | L1 cache | 48 KB | 48 KB | | L2 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | | L3 cache | | 8 MB | | Instruction set architecture (ISA) | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.4-A |
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A13 Bionic is 6% better than A12X Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A13 Bionic has 2 more core than A12X Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.
GPU and Media| GPU | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A12X Bionic | | GPU Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2500 MHz | | GFloPS | 786 | 1360 | | # of Cores | 4 | 7 | | # of Shader Units | | | | Display | 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2732 x 2048 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 | 62.6 | 26.6 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 56.5 | 79.8 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 62.9 | 48.9 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 62.1 | 44.1 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 50.7 | 68.1 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 76.4 | 99.3 | | Real Racing 3 | 125.8 | 85.6 | | Sniper 3D | 138.4 | 63.6 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 88.1 | 78.2 | | Mortal Kombat X | 100.6 | 56.2 | | CSR Racing 2 | 81.8 | 63.6 |
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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.
Cameras| Camera resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP | | Dual Camera resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP | | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | Apple ISP | Apple ISP | | Video Encoding FPS | 960 | 960 | | Video Encoding resolution | 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | | Codec support | Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9 | Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9 |
Networks and Navigation| Modem | Intel XMM 7660 LTE | Intel XMM 7560 LTE | | Download speed | 1600 MBit/s. | 1000 MBit/s. | | Upload speed | 225 MBit/s. | 350 MBit/s. | | Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou | Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | | NFC support | Yes | Yes | | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A13 Bionic is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Apple A12X Bionic is better: 17
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8
CPU Versus Battle
• Apple M1 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Snapdragon 875 Vs A13 Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 1300 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 8000 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Apple M1 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Snapdragon 875 Vs A12X Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 1300 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
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