Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Apple A14 Bionic, compare of GPUs Apple A14 Bionic and Adreno 650.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 865 is octa-core (Kryo 585) and A14 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, 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 PCMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, Geekbench, AnTuTu, and how good the SoCs are in games Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 865 or A14 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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

42%

A14 Bionic

41%

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

Snapdragon 865

73%

A14 Bionic

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 865

39%

A14 Bionic

38%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 865	A14 Bionic
Total score	583551	571583
CPU	163401	160050
GPU	221754	217206
MEM	93372	91462
UX	105047	102894

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 865	A14 Bionic
Single-Core	934	1621
Multi-Core	3435	4180

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 865	A14 Bionic
Frequency	2840 MHz	3000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count		11800000 millions
Core configuration	8x2.84 GHz Kryo 585	8x3 GHz Icestorm 4x1.8 GHz Firestorm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	4x16bit, LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	4266
Memory bandwidth	44	42.7
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 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 A14 Bionic is 5% better than Snapdragon 865 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 865 has -2 more core than A14 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 650	Apple A14 Bionic
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	3000 MHz
GFloPS	989	1480
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	512
Display	2840 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	29.4	28.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	62.8	60.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	58.6	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	59.2	57.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	49.6	47.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	76.5	74.8
Real Racing 3	73.3	98.5
Sniper 3D	111.3	73.2
Need for Speed No Limits	93.8	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	85	73.2
CSR Racing 2	70.3	67.6

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 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	960	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Snapdragon X60 5G
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	7500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	3000 MBit/s.
Navigation	SBAS, NavIC enabled, Galileo, GPS, GNSS, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Beidou	NavIC enabled, GNSS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS, QZSS, SBAS, Beidou
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Apple A14 Bionic is better: 15
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 testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 865 and A14 Bionic, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 865 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 865 specs and review.

A14 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A14 Bionic specs and review.