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Apple A12 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
H
32.9Inno Score
30.5CPU36.1
30.2GPU36.8
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
0 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 32.9 for Huawei Kirin 9020. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

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 9020

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 37 vs 30
  • 61% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,505 vs 2,800
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 32% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,907 vs 1,450

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20182024
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock2.49 GHz2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUApple GPU (4-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 46%1,285+17%Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Bottom 48%4,505+61%Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Bottom 37%1,907+32%Bottom 48%

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