Apple A12Z Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Apple A12Z Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820, speed testing of GPUs Apple A12Z Bionic and Mali-G76 MP12.

This performance comparison includes two processors: A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex) and Exynos 9 9820 is octa-core (Exynos M3 Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy A12Z Bionic or Exynos 9 9820 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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 9 9820

28%

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

A12Z Bionic

72%

Exynos 9 9820

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12Z Bionic

49%

Exynos 9 9820

26%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12Z Bionic	Exynos 9 9820
Total score	729707	399622
CPU	204317	111888
GPU	277290	151860
MEM	116753	63940
UX	131357	71931

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12Z Bionic	Exynos 9 9820
Single-Core	1332	862
Multi-Core	4661	2930

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12Z Bionic	Exynos 9 9820
Frequency	2490 MHz	2700 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Transistors count	10000 millions
Core configuration	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest	2x2.7 GHz Exynos M3 Mongoose 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 2x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	42	31.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	48 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	2 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 Exynos 9 9820 is 7% 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-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	1486	489.38
# of Cores	8	12
# 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	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	86.5	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.4	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	48.4	37.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	74.9	36.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	107.7	55.2
Real Racing 3	104.8	68.6
Sniper 3D	115.3	71.4
Need for Speed No Limits	62.9	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	83.8	71.4
CSR Racing 2	68.1	65.9

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Five sensors supported 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	LTE-Advanced Pro Cat.20 8CA
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	2024 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12Z Bionic is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9 9820 is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors A12Z Bionic and Exynos 9 9820, 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 9 9820 SoC - all data

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

• A12Z Bionic specs and review.