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Apple A12 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9000S

A
34.3Inno Score
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WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
30.5CPU32
30.2GPU31.3
46.6Benchmarks46.6
20AI—
41.8Efficiency34.5
3 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 35.5 for Huawei Kirin 9000S. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9000S edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 35
  • 33% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 9 W
  • 12% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 1,300

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 2,800

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Announced20182023
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+33%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.49 GHz2.62 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Maleoon 910
GPU clock—750 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)HiSilicon Da Vinci NPU
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G modem (unannounced)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
AnTuTu 10720,000Top 46%720,000Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+5%Top 42%1,050Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Top 49%3,300+18%Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+12%Top 66%1,300Top 68%

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