HiSilicon Kirin 9000L vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 21-05-2022

Detailed comparison data of HiSilicon Kirin 9000L vs Apple A12 Bionic, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Vellamo, Geekbench, 3DMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, PCMark, PassMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of processors in Call of Duty, Minecraft, PUBG, Asphalt 9, GTA, Fortnite, Madout2 etc.
After looking at the data of all tests and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 9000L or A12 Bionic.

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 9000L

46%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

Kirin 9000L

81%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000L

45%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 9000L	A12 Bionic
Total score	644858	419987
CPU	180568	117593
GPU	245056	159589
MEM	103175	67188
UX	116065	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000L	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	1018	900
Multi-Core	3529	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000L	A12 Bionic
Frequency	2860 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	1x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x1.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 9000L is 12% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 9000L has -2 more core than A12 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G78 MP14	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	976	586
# of Cores	24	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2688 x 1242 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	29.5	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	72.9	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	100.9	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	56.7	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	62.1	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	91.1	74.5
Real Racing 3	175.2	84.5
Sniper 3D	160.4	107
Need for Speed No Limits	140.7	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	130.1	64.7
CSR Racing 2	140.4	78.8

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	128 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 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, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000L is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 8
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 9000L SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000L specs and review.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12 Bionic specs and review.