Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Apple A12Z Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Apple A12Z Bionic, speed examination of GPUs Apple A12Z Bionic and Adreno 650.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 865 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and A12Z Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 865 Plus or A12Z Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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

Snapdragon 865 Plus

47%

A12Z Bionic

52%

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

Snapdragon 865 Plus

74%

A12Z Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 865 Plus

45%

A12Z Bionic

49%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	A12Z Bionic
Total score	663155	729707
CPU	185674	204317
GPU	251998	277290
MEM	106104	116753
UX	119367	131357

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	A12Z Bionic
Single-Core	1042	1332
Multi-Core	3647	4661

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	A12Z Bionic
Frequency	3100 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10000 millions
Core configuration	1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	42
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	48 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	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 Snapdragon 865 Plus is 19% 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	Adreno 650	Apple A12Z Bionic
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1348	1486
# of Cores		8
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 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	30.9	28.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	75.2	86.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	103.7	52.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.1	48.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	64.4	74.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	94.9	107.7
Real Racing 3	129.6	104.8
Sniper 3D	165.9	115.3
Need for Speed No Limits	145.2	62.9
Mortal Kombat X	119.3	83.8
CSR Racing 2	145.2	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 8 and GeekBench 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	Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is better: 21
The number of parameters for which Apple A12Z Bionic is better: 19
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 865 Plus and A12Z Bionic, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 865 Plus specs and review.

A12Z Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12Z Bionic specs and review.