Comparisons 11-03-2021
So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Apple A12X Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 985, speed examination of GPUs Apple A12X Bionic and Mali-G77 MP8.
This performance comparison includes two processors: A12X Bionic is octa-core (Vortex) and Kirin 985 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Quadrant, GFXBench, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench 5, AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, PassMark, Vellamo, Octane V2, PCMark, and how good the processors are in games Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy A12X Bionic or Kirin 985 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.
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| A12X Bionic | 99% |
Kirin 985 | 82% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| A12X Bionic | 99% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| A12X Bionic | 97% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | A12X Bionic |
Kirin 985 | | Total score | 673441 | 423580 | | CPU | 188899 | 134631 | | GPU | 344837 | 142013 | | MEM | 65022 | 79179 | | UX | 77176 | 67029 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | A12X Bionic |
Kirin 985 | | Single-Core | 1152 | 880 | | Multi-Core | 4435 | 2995 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | A12X Bionic |
Kirin 985 | | Frequency | 2490 MHz | 2580 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | 10000 millions | | | Core configuration | 4x2.49GHz Vortex
4x1.6 GHz Tempest | 1x2.58 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
3x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
4x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | | Power consumption (TDP) | 6 W | 6 W | | Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4x | | Max. Memory | 16 Gb | 12 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 2133 | 1600 | | Memory bandwidth | 42 | 34.1 | | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | | L1 cache | 48 KB | | | L2 cache | 4 MB | | | L3 cache | 8 MB | | | Instruction set architecture (ISA) | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 985 is 3% better than A12X Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.
GPU and Media| GPU | Apple A12X Bionic | Mali-G77 MP8 | | GPU Frequency | 2500 MHz | 800 MHz | | GFloPS | 1360 | 628 | | # of Cores | 7 | 8 | | # of Shader Units | | | | Display | 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 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 | 26.6 | 27.6 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 79.8 | 54.1 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 48.9 | 56.2 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 44.1 | 41.2 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 68.1 | 45.6 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 99.3 | 75.1 | | Real Racing 3 | 85.6 | 98.4 | | Sniper 3D | 63.6 | 106.8 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 78.2 | 89.9 | | Mortal Kombat X | 56.2 | 73.1 | | CSR Racing 2 | 63.6 | 73.1 |
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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.
Cameras| Camera resolution | 12 MP | 32 MP | | Dual Camera resolution | 12 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 | 21 | | Download speed | 1000 MBit/s. | 1277 MBit/s. | | Upload speed | 350 MBit/s. | 175 MBit/s. | | Navigation | Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | | NFC support | Yes | No | | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12X Bionic is better: 27
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 985 is better: 13
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs A12X Bionic and Kirin 985, as well as read the test results at the links below.
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Apple M1 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Samsung Exynos 2200 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Snapdragon 875 Vs Kirin 985
• Apple A12Z Bionic Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• MediaTek Kompanio 1300T Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Mediatek Dimensity 1200 Max Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
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