MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Apple A12Z Bionic

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Apple A12Z Bionic, comparison of GPUs Apple A12Z Bionic and Mali-G77 MC9.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1200 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis 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 joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as WebXPRT 3, PassMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, AnTuTu, Neocore, GFXBench, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of chipsets in PUBG, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Dimensity 1200 or A12Z Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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%

A12Z Bionic

52%

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

Dimensity 1200

78%

A12Z Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1200

42%

A12Z Bionic

49%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 1200	A12Z Bionic
Total score	634362	729707
CPU	177612	204317
GPU	241052	277290
MEM	101498	116753
UX	114189	131357

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1200	A12Z Bionic
Single-Core	1349	1332
Multi-Core	4187	4661

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1200	A12Z Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5800 millions	10000 millions
Core configuration	1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 3x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2133
Memory bandwidth	29	42
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB	48 KB
L2 cache	320 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.4-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 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	Mali-G77 MC9	Apple A12Z Bionic
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	504	1486
# of Cores	9	8
# of Shader Units
Display	2520 x 1080 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	28.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	71.4	86.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	98.5	52.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	55.5	48.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	61.6	74.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	89.5	107.7
Real Racing 3	197	104.8
Sniper 3D	216.7	115.3
Need for Speed No Limits	157.6	62.9
Mortal Kombat X	157.6	83.8
CSR Racing 2	137.9	68.1

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	Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which Apple A12Z Bionic is better: 20
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 hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Dimensity 1200 and A12Z Bionic, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Dimensity 1200 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1200 specs and review.

A12Z Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12Z Bionic specs and review.