Apple A14 Bionic vs Apple A12X Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Apple A14 Bionic vs Apple A12X Bionic, speed testing of GPUs Apple A12X Bionic and Apple A14 Bionic.

This performance comparison includes two processors: A14 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and A12X Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Quadrant, Neocore, PCMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy A14 Bionic or A12X Bionic 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

A14 Bionic

41%

A12X Bionic

48%

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

A14 Bionic

78%

A12X Bionic

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A14 Bionic

38%

A12X Bionic

46%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A14 Bionic	A12X Bionic
Total score	571583	673441
CPU	160050	188568
GPU	217206	255916
MEM	91462	107748
UX	102894	121209

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A14 Bionic	A12X Bionic
Single-Core	1621	1152
Multi-Core	4180	4435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A14 Bionic	A12X Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	11800000 millions	10000 millions
Core configuration	8x3 GHz Icestorm 4x1.8 GHz Firestorm	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	6 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2133
Memory bandwidth	42.7	42
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		48 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A14 Bionic is 17% better than A12X Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A14 Bionic has 2 more core than A12X Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A14 Bionic	Apple A12X Bionic
GPU Frequency	3000 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1480	1360
# of Cores	4	7
# of Shader Units
Display	2732 x 2048 pixels	2732 x 2048 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	26.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	60.9	79.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	48.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	57.5	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.5	68.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.8	99.3
Real Racing 3	98.5	85.6
Sniper 3D	73.2	63.6
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	78.2
Mortal Kombat X	73.2	56.2
CSR Racing 2	67.6	63.6

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Snapdragon X60 5G	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	NavIC enabled, GNSS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS, QZSS, SBAS, Beidou	Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A14 Bionic is better: 18
The number of parameters for which Apple A12X Bionic is better: 15
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

A14 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A14 Bionic specs and review.

A12X Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12X Bionic specs and review.