Comparisons 11-03-2021
So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 650 and Apple A13 Bionic.
This performance comparison includes two processors: A13 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and Snapdragon 865 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Geekbench 5, PassMark, Quadrant, Neocore, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3 etc.
After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy A13 Bionic or Snapdragon 865 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.
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% |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | 97% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| A13 Bionic | 79% |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | 81% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| A13 Bionic | 86% |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | 91% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | A13 Bionic |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | | Total score | 521807 | 663155 | | CPU | 192430 | 198282 | | GPU | 195007 | 247327 | | MEM | 115777 | 113635 | | UX | 96947 | 103275 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | A13 Bionic |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | | Single-Core | 1111 | 1042 | | Multi-Core | 3444 | 3647 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | A13 Bionic |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | | Frequency | 2660 MHz | 3100 MHz | | Cores | 6 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | 8500 millions | | | Core configuration | 2x2.66 GHz Icestorm
4x1.6 GHz Firestorm | 1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 Prime
3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold
4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver | | Power consumption (TDP) | 6 W | 10 W | | Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 (Quad Channel) | | Max. Memory | 16 Gb | 16 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 4266 | 2750 | | Memory bandwidth | | 44 | | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | | L1 cache | 48 KB | 512 KB | | L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB | | L3 cache | | 4 MB | | Instruction set architecture (ISA) | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 865 Plus is 14% better than A13 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A13 Bionic has 2 more core than Snapdragon 865 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.
GPU and Media| GPU | Apple A13 Bionic | Adreno 650 | | GPU Frequency | 2600 MHz | 645 MHz | | GFloPS | 786 | 1348 | | # of Cores | 4 | | | # of Shader Units | | 512 | | Display | 2688 x 1242 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 | 62.6 | 30.9 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 56.5 | 75.2 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 62.9 | 103.7 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 62.1 | 58.1 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 50.7 | 64.4 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 76.4 | 94.9 | | Real Racing 3 | 125.8 | 129.6 | | Sniper 3D | 138.4 | 165.9 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 88.1 | 145.2 | | Mortal Kombat X | 100.6 | 119.3 | | CSR Racing 2 | 81.8 | 145.2 |
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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.
Cameras| Camera resolution | 12 MP | 200 MP | | Dual Camera resolution | 12 MP | 25 MP | | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | Apple ISP | Qualcomm Spectra 480 | | Video Encoding FPS | 960 | 60 | | Video Encoding resolution | 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | 8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | | Codec support | Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9 | H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10 |
Networks and Navigation| Modem | Intel XMM 7660 LTE | Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G | | Download speed | 1600 MBit/s. | 7500 MBit/s. | | Upload speed | 225 MBit/s. | 3000 MBit/s. | | Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou | QZSS, SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GPS, NavIC enabled, GNSS, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS | | NFC support | Yes | Yes | | 5G support | No | Yes |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A13 Bionic is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is better: 29
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets A13 Bionic and Snapdragon 865 Plus, as well as read the test results at the links below.
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8
CPU Versus Battle
• Apple M1 Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 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
• Vs A12Z Bionic
• Vs Snapdragon 888
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Vs Kirin 9000
• Vs Kirin 9000E
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Apple M1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Snapdragon 875 Vs Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Vs Apple A12Z Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
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