Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs Apple A12X Bionic benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 875 vs A12X Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs Apple A12X Bionic, comparison of GPUs Adreno 660 and Apple A12X Bionic.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) and A12X Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like PassMark, Octane V2, Neocore, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, Geekbench 5, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of processors in Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 875 or A12X Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 875

99%

A12X Bionic

99%

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

Snapdragon 875

96%

A12X Bionic

99%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 875

96%

A12X Bionic

97%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 875	A12X Bionic
Total score	892580	673441
CPU	249924	188568
GPU	339178	255916
MEM	142802	107748
UX	160655	121209

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 875	A12X Bionic
Single-Core	1404	1152
Multi-Core	4904	4435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 875	A12X Bionic
Frequency	2840 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10000 millions
Core configuration	1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	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	51.2	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)	ARMv8.4-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 875 is 12% better than A12X 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 660	Apple A12X Bionic
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1486	1360
# of Cores		7
# 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	34.8	26.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	105.8	79.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	63.4	48.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.4	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.5	68.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	130.5	99.3
Real Racing 3	126.8	85.6
Sniper 3D	139.5	63.6
Need for Speed No Limits	88.8	78.2
Mortal Kombat X	91.9	56.2
CSR Racing 2	76.1	63.6

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	36 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 X57 Modem-RF System 5G	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS	Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

• Snapdragon 875 specs and review.

• A12X Bionic specs and review.