Apple A15 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 8020
Compared 2 processors: Apple A15 Bionic, vs HiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 309916 | 430571 |
| GPU | 432105 | 551063 |
| Memory | 243964 | 212421 |
| UX | 313105 | 132317 |
| NanoReview Score | 1299090 | 1326372 |
| Stability | 82 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 56 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 203.3 MB/s | 155.7 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 124.4 pages/s | 101.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 143.5 MP/sec | 117.6 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 22.2 frames/s | 11.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 60.2 frames/s | 34.7 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 130 frames/s | 60.2 frames/s |
| HDR | 169.9 MP/sec | 95.4 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 5.93 MP/sec | 4.78 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche - 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
- 1x 2.285 GHz – - 3x 2.05 GHz – - 4x 1.3 GHz – |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Cores count | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3230 | 2285 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | n/a |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor count | 15 billion | n/a |
| Power (TDP) | 6 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple A15 GPU | Maleoon 920 |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Maleoon |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Execution Units | 5 | 4 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 256 |
| Total shader | 640 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | n/a | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | n/a | 2.0 |
| DirectX | n/a | 12 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple Neural Engine | Da Vinci |
| GPU Frequency | 15.8 TOPS | n/a |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 68.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 6 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2732x2048 pixels | n/a |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 MB/s | n/a |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 MB/s | n/a |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Codename | APL1W07 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A15 Bionic the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1