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Apple A13 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
H
32.9Inno Score
34.7CPU36.1
34.3GPU36.8
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 32.9. Huawei Kirin 9020 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

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

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,505 vs 3,400

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20192024
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock2.65 GHz+6%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUApple GPU (4-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+4%Top 37%1,285Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400Top 40%4,505+33%Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+2%Bottom 49%1,907Bottom 48%

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