Apple A12Z Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Apple A12Z Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000, comparison of GPUs Mali-G78 MP24 and Apple A12Z Bionic.

This performance comparison involves two processors: A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex) and Kirin 9000 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like 3DMark, Geekbench 5, Octane V2, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PCMark, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of processors in Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy A12Z Bionic or Kirin 9000 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 9000

50%

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

A12Z Bionic

72%

Kirin 9000

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12Z Bionic

49%

Kirin 9000

48%

Antutu 8

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

	A12Z Bionic	Kirin 9000
Total score	729707	698731
CPU	204317	195645
GPU	277290	265527
MEM	116753	111800
UX	131357	125774

GeekBench 5.2

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

	A12Z Bionic	Kirin 9000
Single-Core	1332	1023
Multi-Core	4661	3714

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12Z Bionic	Kirin 9000
Frequency	2490 MHz	3130 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	10000 millions
Core configuration	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1600
Memory bandwidth	42	44
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 9000 is 20% better than A12Z 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 A12Z Bionic	Mali-G78 MP24
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	1486	1076
# of Cores	8	24
# 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	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	86.5	83.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.4	50.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	48.4	46.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	74.9	71.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	107.7	103.1
Real Racing 3	104.8	88.6
Sniper 3D	115.3	65.8
Need for Speed No Limits	62.9	60.7
Mortal Kombat X	83.8	65.8
CSR Racing 2	68.1	60.7

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	128 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	64 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	Balong 5G
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12Z Bionic is better: 30
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 9
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs A12Z Bionic and Kirin 9000, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

A12Z Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• A12Z Bionic specs and review.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.