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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G100

Apple A12 Bionic
31.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Helio G100
32Inno Score
32.4CPU23.5
29.9GPU21.4
—Benchmarks40.8
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 31.8 against 32 for MediaTek Helio G100. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 21
  • 273% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,408 vs 377
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 88% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,325 vs 706

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G100

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
Announced20182024
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+13%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-13
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
AnTuTu—571,014Bottom 12%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—213,161Bottom 13%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—49,741Bottom 16%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—142,531Bottom 20%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—165,581Bottom 10%
AnTuTu 12—657,099Bottom 16%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325+88%Top 35%706Bottom 25%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850+56%Bottom 48%1,832Bottom 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408+273%Top 35%377Bottom 32%

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