Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Apple A12 Bionic, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 650 and Apple A12 Bionic.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 865 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the chips, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 865 Plus or A12 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 865 Plus

47%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

Snapdragon 865 Plus

74%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 865 Plus

45%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	A12 Bionic
Total score	663155	419987
CPU	185674	117593
GPU	251998	159589
MEM	106104	67188
UX	119367	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	1042	900
Multi-Core	3647	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	A12 Bionic
Frequency	3100 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
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 Snapdragon 865 Plus is 19% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 865 Plus 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	Adreno 650	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1348	586
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 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	30.9	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	75.2	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	103.7	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.1	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	64.4	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	94.9	74.5
Real Racing 3	129.6	84.5
Sniper 3D	165.9	107
Need for Speed No Limits	145.2	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	119.3	64.7
CSR Racing 2	145.2	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	25 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	QZSS, SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GPS, NavIC enabled, GNSS, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is better: 35
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 7
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 Snapdragon 865 Plus and A12 Bionic, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 865 Plus 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.