Apple A12Z Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Apple A12Z Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, comparison of GPUs Apple A12Z Bionic and Mali-G57 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex) and Kirin 820 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Neocore, Quadrant, Octane V2, PassMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy A12Z Bionic or Kirin 820 5G 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

A12Z Bionic

52%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

A12Z Bionic

72%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12Z Bionic

49%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12Z Bionic	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	729707	371861
CPU	204317	104122
GPU	277290	141298
MEM	116753	59497
UX	131357	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12Z Bionic	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	1332	802
Multi-Core	4661	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12Z Bionic	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	2490 MHz	2360 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	1x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1600
Memory bandwidth	42	31.78
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 A12Z Bionic is 5% better than Kirin 820 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A12Z Bionic	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	1486	846
# of Cores	8	6
# 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	28.8	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	86.5	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.4	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	48.4	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	74.9	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	107.7	74.7
Real Racing 3	104.8	71.4
Sniper 3D	115.3	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	62.9	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	83.8	54.7
CSR Racing 2	68.1	57.1

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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	12 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	24 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.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	3400 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12Z Bionic is better: 33
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A12Z Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12Z Bionic specs and review.

Kirin 820 5G SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 820 5G specs and review.