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Apple A12X Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2018
Apple A12X Bionic
Apple A12X Bionic
Released
Q4/2019
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

What's the best choice Apple A12X Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple A12X Bionic has a maximum frequency of 1.59 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 10 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

Apple A12X Bionic Reasons to consider
Apple A12X Bionic
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    554 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A12X Bionic CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    416 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    549 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    264 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    3 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    632 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.59 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.49 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.67 times less performance per watt

    10 W left arrow 15 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    709 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    733 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    247 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    14 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    13 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Apple A12/A12X/A12Z left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870
  • Predecessor
    Apple A10X Fusion left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.59 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.49 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.49 GHz left arrow 2.42 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    4x Vortex left arrow 1x Kryo 585 Prime
  • B core
    4x Tempest left arrow 3x Kryo 585 Gold
  • C core
    -- left arrow 4x Kryo 585 Silver
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Apple A12X left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 650
  • GPU frequency
    1.59 GHz left arrow 0.25 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.49 GHz left arrow 0.59 GHz
  • Execution units
    7 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    6 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12.0
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q4/2019
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and Apple A12X Bionic. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A12X Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 10 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A12X Bionic and Apple A12X Bionic, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A12 left arrow Kryo 585
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q4/2019
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM8250

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple A12X Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1124
Apple A12X Bionic
845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4718
Apple A12X Bionic
3220
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
968
Apple A12X Bionic
1250
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
713640
Apple A12X Bionic
598103
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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