Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 9810

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 9810, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G72 MP18 and Apple A12 Bionic.

This performance comparison involves two processors: A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex) and Exynos 9810 is octa-core (Exynos M3 Mongoose). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, 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 synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Vellamo, Quadrant, PassMark, 3DMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy A12 Bionic or Exynos 9810 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 9810

15%

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

A12 Bionic

72%

Exynos 9810

63%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12 Bionic

29%

Exynos 9810

13%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12 Bionic	Exynos 9810
Total score	419987	214536
CPU	117593	60078
GPU	159589	81523
MEM	67188	34334
UX	75591	38617

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12 Bionic	Exynos 9810
Single-Core	900	442
Multi-Core	2970	1770

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12 Bionic	Exynos 9810
Frequency	2490 MHz	2900 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	6900 millions
Core configuration	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest	4x2.9 GHz Exynos M3 Mongoose 4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	12 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1866
Memory bandwidth	34.1	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	8 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 Exynos 9810 is 14% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A12 Bionic has 2 more core than Exynos 9810. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A12 Bionic	Mali-G72 MP18
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	586	519.97
# of Cores	4	18
# 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	19.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.2	39.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	45.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	40.9	35.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	45.3	34.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	49.9
Real Racing 3	84.5	79.8
Sniper 3D	107	73
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	63.8
Mortal Kombat X	64.7	73
CSR Racing 2	78.8	50.2

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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	12 MP	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7560 LTE	LTE Cat.13/18 2/5 CA
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	300 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: 33
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9810 is better: 10
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of 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 processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 9810 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9810 specs and review.