Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G85

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G85, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G52 2EEMC2 and Apple A12 Bionic.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex) and Helio G85 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the chipsets, 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 synthetic type tests such as PassMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, AnTuTu, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PCMark, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy A12 Bionic or Helio G85 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

A12 Bionic

30%

Helio G85

16%

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

A12 Bionic

72%

Helio G85

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12 Bionic

29%

Helio G85

15%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12 Bionic	Helio G85
Total score	419987	231669
CPU	117593	64870
GPU	159589	88037
MEM	67188	37059
UX	75591	41700

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12 Bionic	Helio G85
Single-Core	900	477
Multi-Core	2970	1911

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12 Bionic	Helio G85
Frequency	2490 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	6900 millions
Core configuration	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest	2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6x1.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1800
Memory bandwidth	34.1	13.41
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A12 Bionic is 19% better than Helio G85 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A12 Bionic has 2 more core than Helio G85. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A12 Bionic	Mali-G52 2EEMC2
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	586	468.05
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2688 x 1242 pixels	2520 x 1080 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	22.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.2	44.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	50.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	40.9	39.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	45.3	38.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	54.6
Real Racing 3	84.5	87.7
Sniper 3D	107	110.2
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	90.2
Mortal Kombat X	64.7	72.6
CSR Racing 2	78.8	60.1

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 resolution	12 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7560 LTE	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 33
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio G85 is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12 Bionic specs and review.

Helio G85 SoC - all data

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

• Helio G85 specs and review.