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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G85

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Helio G85
26.2Inno Score
28.6CPU20
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks21.9
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G85

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 26.2 for MediaTek Helio G85. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 20
  • 162% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 420
  • 66% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,350
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 17% lower process: 10 nm vs 12 nm

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G85

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G85
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G85
Announced20172020
Process10 nm+17%12 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G85
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G85
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+20%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G85
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G85
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G52 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G85
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G85
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G85
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G85
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1800
Max bandwidth—14.4 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G85
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G85
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G85
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G85
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G85
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G85
AnTuTu—270,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+162%Top 43%420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+66%Bottom 40%1,350Bottom 12%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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