Apple A12Z Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Apple A12Z Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 820, comparison of GPUs Apple A12Z Bionic and Mali-G57 MP5.

This performance comparison includes two processors: A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex) and Dimensity 820 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Quadrant, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, GFXBench, PassMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, and how good the processors are in games Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy A12Z Bionic or Dimensity 820 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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%

Dimensity 820

30%

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

A12Z Bionic

72%

Dimensity 820

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12Z Bionic

49%

Dimensity 820

27%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12Z Bionic	Dimensity 820
Total score	729707	418747
CPU	204317	117242
GPU	277290	159126
MEM	116753	67000
UX	131357	75366

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12Z Bionic	Dimensity 820
Single-Core	1332	897
Multi-Core	4661	2961

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12Z Bionic	Dimensity 820
Frequency	2490 MHz	2600 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	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	42	17.07
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	48 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Dimensity 820 is 4% 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-G57 MP5
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	1486	705.5
# of Cores	8	5
# of Shader Units
Display	2732 x 2048 pixels	2520 x 1080 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	30.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	86.5	47.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.4	57.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	48.4	39.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	74.9	38.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	107.7	58.1
Real Racing 3	104.8	71.8
Sniper 3D	115.3	109.1
Need for Speed No Limits	62.9	68.9
Mortal Kombat X	83.8	66
CSR Racing 2	68.1	74.6

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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	12 MP	80 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	240
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	5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	2500 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: 29
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 820 is better: 10
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips 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.

Dimensity 820 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 820 specs and review.