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Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple A12Z Bionic benchmark which processor is better

A13 Bionic vs A12Z Bionic

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple A12Z Bionic, speed testing of GPUs Apple A12Z Bionic and Apple A13 Bionic.

   This performance comparison involves two processors: A13 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy A13 Bionic or A12Z Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.


 
Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A12Z Bionic

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
A13 Bionic37% A12Z Bionic52%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)
A13 Bionic73% A12Z Bionic72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming
A13 Bionic35% A12Z Bionic49%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed
A13 Bionic A12Z Bionic
Total score521807729707
CPU146108204317
GPU198279277290
MEM83491116753
UX93922131357

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
A13 Bionic A12Z Bionic
Single-Core11111332
Multi-Core34444661

Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory
A13 Bionic A12Z Bionic
Frequency2660 MHz2490 MHz
Cores68
Bit6464
Lithography7 nm7 nm
Transistors count8500 millions10000 millions
Core configuration2x2.66 GHz Icestorm
4x1.6 GHz Firestorm
4x2.49GHz Vortex
4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)6 W6 W
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X
Max. Memory16 Gb16 Gb
Memory Frequency42662133
Memory bandwidth42
Neural Processor (NPU)YesYes
L1 cache48 KB48 KB
L2 cache4 MB4 MB
L3 cache8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)ARMv8.3-AARMv8.4-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 A12Z Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A13 Bionic has 2 more core than A12Z Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media
GPUApple A13 BionicApple A12Z Bionic
GPU Frequency2600 MHz2500 MHz
GFloPS7861486
# of Cores48
# of Shader Units
Display2688 x 1242 pixels2732 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 Mobile62.628.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)56.586.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra62.952.4
Call of Duty: Mobile62.148.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)50.774.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition76.4107.7
Real Racing 3125.8104.8
Sniper 3D138.4115.3
Need for Speed No Limits88.162.9
Mortal Kombat X100.683.8
CSR Racing 281.868.1
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 resolution12 MP12 MP
Dual Camera resolution12 MP12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)Apple ISPApple ISP
Video Encoding FPS960960
Video Encoding resolution4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec supportDolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9


Networks and Navigation
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTEIntel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed1600 MBit/s.1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed225 MBit/s.350 MBit/s.
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeidouBeidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC supportYesYes
5G supportYesNo


Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A13 Bionic is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Apple A12Z Bionic is better: 20
   You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing 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.
A13 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
A12Z Bionic SoC - all data

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


A13 Bionic SoC Comparisons
• Vs Snapdragon 875
• Vs Snapdragon 750G
• Vs Dimensity 1000L
• Vs A14 Bionic
• Vs Snapdragon 865
• Vs Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Vs Exynos 2100
• Vs A12X Bionic
• Vs Exynos 1080
• Vs Kirin 9000E
• Vs Kirin 9000
• Vs Snapdragon 888
• Vs Exynos 990
• Vs Dimensity 1000 Plus
• Vs Kirin 990 5G
• Vs Kirin 990E
• Vs Dimensity 1000C
• Vs Kirin 985
• Vs A12 Bionic
• Vs Dimensity 820
• Vs Exynos 9 9820
• Vs Kirin 820 5G
• Vs Exynos 9825
• Vs Kirin 980
• Vs Snapdragon 768G
• Vs Dimensity 800
• Vs Snapdragon 690 5G
• Vs Snapdragon 855 Plus
• Vs Dimensity 800U
• Vs Dimensity 720 5G
• Vs Helio G95
• Vs Snapdragon 765G
• Vs Snapdragon 855
• Vs Snapdragon 732G
• Vs Helio G90
• Vs Snapdragon 845 SDM845
• Vs Helio G90T
• Vs Tiger T710
• Vs Kirin 810
• Vs Tiger T7510
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
• Vs Samsung Exynos 2000
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1100
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 700
• Vs HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 775G
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 900
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
• Vs Unisoc T770 Tanggula
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 810
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 895
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200 Max
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 900T
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8000
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1300
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1280
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000L
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1050
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 930
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Max
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 800T
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 1380
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 820
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 828
• Vs MediaTek Helio G99
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8000-Max
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
• Vs Google Tensor G2
• Vs Apple A15 Bionic
• Vs Apple A16 Bionic
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Ultra
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 9200
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdargon 782G
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200
• Vs Qualcomm QCM6490
• Vs Qualcomm QCS8250
• Vs Qualcomm QCS7230
• Vs Qualcomm QCS6490
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1330
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1380
• Vs Apple A17 Bionic
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 6020
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 7200
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8020
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 7020
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T820
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 6080
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T760
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 7030
• Vs Qualcomm QCM5430
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 8000


A12Z Bionic SoC Comparisons
• Vs Snapdragon 875
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Vs Samsung Exynos 2100
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
• Vs Apple A14 Bionic
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
• Vs Samsung Exynos 990
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Vs Apple A12 Bionic
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9825
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 980
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 800
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 800U
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
• Vs Samsung Exynos 2000
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1100
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 775G
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 900
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 810
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 895
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200 Max
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 900T
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8000
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1300
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000L
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1050
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 930
• Vs Samsung Exynos 2200
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Max
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 1380
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8000-Max
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
• Vs Apple A16 Bionic
• Vs Apple A15 Bionic
• Apple A12Z Bionic Vs Google Tensor G2
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Ultra
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 9200
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdargon 782G
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200
• Vs Qualcomm QCM6490
• Vs Qualcomm QCS8250
• Vs Qualcomm QCS7230
• Vs Qualcomm QCS6490
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1330
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1380
• Vs Apple A17 Bionic
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 6020
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 7200
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8020
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8050
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300
• Vs MediaTek MT8188J
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T820
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 6080
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T760
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra
• Vs Google Tensor G3
• Vs HiSilicon KIRIN 9000S
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 7030
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
• Vs Qualcomm QCM5430
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000SL
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 8000
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra
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