Apple A12 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 960
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with HiSilicon Kirin 960. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest |
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 16 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | 4000 million |
TDP | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 6 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Mali-G71 MP8 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 900 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 8 |
Shaders | 256 | 128 |
DirectX | 11.3 | |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 20MP, 2x 12MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.2 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2016 October |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | Hi3660 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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