Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G95

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G95, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G76 3EEMC4 and Apple A12 Bionic.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex) and Helio G95 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis 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 like AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Neocore, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy A12 Bionic or Helio G95 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 G95

22%

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

A12 Bionic

72%

Helio G95

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12 Bionic

29%

Helio G95

19%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12 Bionic	Helio G95
Total score	419987	308396
CPU	117593	86348
GPU	159589	117182
MEM	67188	49333
UX	75591	55511

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12 Bionic	Helio G95
Single-Core	900	690
Multi-Core	2970	2348

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12 Bionic	Helio G95
Frequency	2490 MHz	2050 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	2x2.05 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	10 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache
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 A12 Bionic is 17% better than Helio G95 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A12 Bionic has 2 more core than Helio G95. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A12 Bionic	Mali-G76 3EEMC4
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	586	279
# of Cores	4	4
# 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	29.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.2	53.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	47.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	40.9	40.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	45.3	44.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	65.9
Real Racing 3	84.5	94.6
Sniper 3D	107	104.1
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	56.8
Mortal Kombat X	64.7	54.4
CSR Racing 2	78.8	52

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	64 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	240
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 G95 is better: 7
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs A12 Bionic and Helio G95, 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 G95 SoC - all data

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

• Helio G95 specs and review.