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 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| A12Z Bionic | 99% |
Kirin 9000 | 99% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| A12Z Bionic | 99% |
Kirin 9000 | 93% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| A12Z Bionic | 95% |
Kirin 9000 | 95% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | A12Z Bionic |
Kirin 9000 | | Total score | 729707 | 698731 | | CPU | 179367 | 222644 | | GPU | 371998 | 234492 | | MEM | 95242 | 130499 | | UX | 75217 | 110815 |
GeekBench 5.2This 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: 27
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 12
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.
• 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
• Samsung Exynos 2200 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
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Apple M1 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Samsung Exynos 2200 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Snapdragon 875 Vs Kirin 9000
• MediaTek Dimensity 1300 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
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