Comparisons 11-03-2021 So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Apple A12Z Bionic vs Apple A14 Bionic, comparison of GPUs Apple A14 Bionic and Apple A12Z Bionic. This performance comparison involves two processors: A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex) and A14 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as PassMark, Neocore, Octane V2, AnTuTu, PCMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, 3DMark, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, and how good the chips are in games Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock etc. After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy A12Z Bionic or A14 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.
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 scoreA12Z Bionic | 99% |
A14 Bionic | 96% |
Battery life test Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)A12Z Bionic | 99% |
A14 Bionic | 92% |
Gaming performance Which CPU is better for gamingA12Z Bionic | 95% |
A14 Bionic | 90% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | A12Z Bionic |
A14 Bionic | Total score | 729707 | 571583 | CPU | 179367 | 177628 | GPU | 371998 | 207069 | MEM | 95242 | 110157 | UX | 75217 | 101843 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | A12Z Bionic |
A14 Bionic | Single-Core | 1332 | 1621 | Multi-Core | 4661 | 4180 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | A12Z Bionic |
A14 Bionic | Frequency | 2490 MHz | 3000 MHz | Cores | 8 | 6 | Bit | 64 | 64 | Lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm | Transistors count | 10000 millions | 11800000 millions | Core configuration | 4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest | 8x3 GHz Icestorm 4x1.8 GHz Firestorm | Power consumption (TDP) | 6 W | 6 W | Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X | Max. Memory | 16 Gb | 6 Gb | Memory Frequency | 2133 | 4266 | Memory bandwidth | 42 | 42.7 | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | L1 cache | 48 KB | | L2 cache | 4 MB | | L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | Instruction set architecture (ISA) | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.4-A | In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A14 Bionic is 17% better than A12Z Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A12Z Bionic has -2 more core than A14 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.
GPU and MediaGPU | Apple A12Z Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic | GPU Frequency | 2500 MHz | 3000 MHz | GFloPS | 1486 | 1480 | # of Cores | 8 | 4 | # of Shader Units | | | Display | 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 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 benchmarkFortnite Mobile | 28.8 | 28.8 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 86.5 | 60.9 | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 52.4 | 56.3 | Call of Duty: Mobile | 48.4 | 57.5 | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 74.9 | 47.5 | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 107.7 | 74.8 | Real Racing 3 | 104.8 | 98.5 | Sniper 3D | 115.3 | 73.2 | Need for Speed No Limits | 62.9 | 67.6 | Mortal Kombat X | 83.8 | 73.2 | CSR Racing 2 | 68.1 | 67.6 | 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.
CamerasCamera resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP | Dual Camera resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | Apple ISP | Apple ISP | Video Encoding FPS | 960 | 960 | 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 | Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9 |
Networks and NavigationModem | Intel XMM 7560 LTE | Snapdragon X60 5G | Download speed | 1000 MBit/s. | 7500 MBit/s. | Upload speed | 350 MBit/s. | 3000 MBit/s. | Navigation | Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | NFC support | Yes | Yes | 5G support | No | Yes |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12Z Bionic is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Apple A14 Bionic is better: 15 You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below. • Devices lists • Benchmarks • PUBG mobile • Fortnite Mobile • Antutu 8 • 3DMark • GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle • Apple M1 Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • Snapdragon 875 Vs A12Z Bionic • MediaTek Dimensity 1300 Vs Apple A12Z Bionic • MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Vs Apple A12Z Bionic
• Devices lists • Benchmarks • PUBG mobile • Fortnite Mobile • Antutu 8 • 3DMark • GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle • Apple M1 Vs Apple A14 Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs Apple A14 Bionic • MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Apple A14 Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Apple A14 Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Apple A14 Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs Apple A14 Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Apple A14 Bionic • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Apple A14 Bionic • Snapdragon 875 Vs A14 Bionic • MediaTek Dimensity 1300 Vs Apple A14 Bionic • MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Vs Apple A14 Bionic
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