Apple A12Z Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1080

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Apple A12Z Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1080, speed examination of GPUs Apple A12Z Bionic and Mali-G78 MP24.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex) and Exynos 1080 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Octane V2, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, and how good the CPUs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy A12Z Bionic or Exynos 1080 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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%

Exynos 1080

48%

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

A12Z Bionic

72%

Exynos 1080

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12Z Bionic

49%

Exynos 1080

45%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12Z Bionic	Exynos 1080
Total score	729707	676347
CPU	204317	189378
GPU	277290	257014
MEM	116753	108209
UX	131357	121743

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12Z Bionic	Exynos 1080
Single-Core	1332	1023
Multi-Core	4661	3731

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12Z Bionic	Exynos 1080
Frequency	2490 MHz	3000 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	4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1866
Memory bandwidth	42	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	48 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 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 Exynos 1080 is 17% 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	4096 x 2160 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	25.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	86.5	79.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.4	47.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	48.4	43.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	74.9	67.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	107.7	99.7
Real Racing 3	104.8	59.6
Sniper 3D	115.3	76.3
Need for Speed No Limits	62.9	57.2
Mortal Kombat X	83.8	69.2
CSR Racing 2	68.1	66.8

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	240 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	48 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7560 LTE	Exynos Modem 5200
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	12000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo	Galileo, QZSS, GPS, Glonass, Beidou, SBAS
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12Z Bionic is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 1080 is better: 11
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, 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 v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A12Z Bionic specs and review.

Exynos 1080 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 1080 specs and review.