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Apple A12 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9010

WINNER
Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
H
31.7Inno Score
30.5CPU36.2
30.2GPU33.2
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 31.7. Huawei Kirin 9010 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 33 vs 30
  • 60% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,484 vs 2,800
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 31% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,446 vs 1,100

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9010
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9010
Announced20182024
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9010
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9010
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.3 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.18 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 Little
Max clock2.49 GHz+8%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9010
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9010
GPUApple GPU (4-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 910
GPU clock—750 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9010
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9010
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9010
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9010
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9010
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9010
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9010
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9010
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9010
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9010
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 46%1,446+31%Top 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Bottom 48%4,484+60%Top 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Bottom 37%1,573+8%Bottom 40%

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