Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Apple A12 Bionic.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex) and Exynos 9 9820 is octa-core (Exynos M3 Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Neocore, PCMark, Quadrant, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, GFXBench, and how good the processors are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy A12 Bionic or Exynos 9 9820 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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%

Exynos 9 9820

28%

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

A12 Bionic

72%

Exynos 9 9820

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12 Bionic

29%

Exynos 9 9820

26%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12 Bionic	Exynos 9 9820
Total score	419987	399622
CPU	117593	111888
GPU	159589	151860
MEM	67188	63940
UX	75591	71931

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12 Bionic	Exynos 9 9820
Single-Core	900	862
Multi-Core	2970	2930

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12 Bionic	Exynos 9 9820
Frequency	2490 MHz	2700 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Transistors count	6900 millions
Core configuration	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest	2x2.7 GHz Exynos M3 Mongoose 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 2x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	34.1	31.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB
L3 cache		2 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 Exynos 9 9820 is 7% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A12 Bionic has 2 more core than Exynos 9 9820. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A12 Bionic	Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	586	489.38
# of Cores	4	12
# of Shader Units
Display	2688 x 1242 pixels	4096 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	27.4	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.2	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	40.9	37.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	45.3	36.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	55.2
Real Racing 3	84.5	68.6
Sniper 3D	107	71.4
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	64.7	71.4
CSR Racing 2	78.8	65.9

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Five sensors supported ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	120
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, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7560 LTE	LTE-Advanced Pro Cat.20 8CA
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	2024 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9 9820 is better: 13
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets A12 Bionic and Exynos 9 9820, 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.

Exynos 9 9820 SoC - all data

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

• A12 Bionic specs and review.