HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Apple A12X Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Apple A12X Bionic, comparison of GPUs Mali-G78 MP24 and Apple A12X Bionic.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 9000 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) 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, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench 5, Octane V2, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Kirin 9000 or A12X Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

Kirin 9000

50%

A12X Bionic

48%

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

Kirin 9000

78%

A12X Bionic

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000

48%

A12X Bionic

46%

Antutu 8

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

	Kirin 9000	A12X Bionic
Total score	698731	673441
CPU	195645	188568
GPU	265527	255916
MEM	111800	107748
UX	125774	121209

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000	A12X Bionic
Single-Core	1023	1152
Multi-Core	3714	4435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000	A12X Bionic
Frequency	3130 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10000 millions
Core configuration	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	42
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		48 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.4-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 A12X Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G78 MP24	Apple A12X Bionic
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1076	1360
# of Cores	24	7
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 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	27.3	26.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	83.9	79.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.6	48.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.4	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.3	68.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.1	99.3
Real Racing 3	88.6	85.6
Sniper 3D	65.8	63.6
Need for Speed No Limits	60.7	78.2
Mortal Kombat X	65.8	56.2
CSR Racing 2	60.7	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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	128 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Balong 5G	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Apple A12X Bionic is better: 15
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 9000 and A12X Bionic, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.

A12X Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• A12X Bionic specs and review.