Skip to content
InnoReviews

Apple A14 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
H
32.9Inno Score
46CPU36.1
35.1GPU36.8
53.6Benchmarks—
41.1AIspec-based—
63.2Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 32.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+10). 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 A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 36
  • 62% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 1,285
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 20% higher Max clock: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20202024
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock3 GHz+20%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUApple GPU (4-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
AnTuTu950,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+62%Top 19%1,285Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+9%Top 27%4,505Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050+7%Top 50%1,907Bottom 48%

Related comparisons

Apple A14 Bionicvs Samsung Exynos 2200VSApple A14 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2VSApple A14 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888VSApple A14 Bionicvs MediaTek Dimensity 8200VSHuawei Kirin 9020vs MediaTek Dimensity 7100VSHuawei Kirin 9020vs MediaTek Dimensity 6100+VSHuawei Kirin 9020vs Unisoc Tiger T760VSHuawei Kirin 9020vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1VS

Try another matchup