MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Apple A12 Bionic, speed testing of GPUs Apple A12 Bionic and Mali-G77 MC9.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 1200 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Dimensity 1200 or A12 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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

Dimensity 1200

45%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

Dimensity 1200

78%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1200

42%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 1200	A12 Bionic
Total score	634362	419987
CPU	177612	117593
GPU	241052	159589
MEM	101498	67188
UX	114189	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1200	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	1349	900
Multi-Core	4187	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1200	A12 Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5800 millions	6900 millions
Core configuration	1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 3x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2133
Memory bandwidth	29	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	320 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Dimensity 1200 is 17% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Dimensity 1200 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-G77 MC9	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	504	586
# of Cores	9	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2520 x 1080 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	28.8	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	71.4	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	98.5	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	55.5	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	61.6	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	89.5	74.5
Real Racing 3	197	84.5
Sniper 3D	216.7	107
Need for Speed No Limits	157.6	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	157.6	64.7
CSR Racing 2	137.9	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	200 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	240	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	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, GPS L1CA+L5, Glonass L1OF, NavIC, QZSS L1CA+ L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 10
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Dimensity 1200 and A12 Bionic, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 1200 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1200 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.