Snapdragon 865 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Apple A12Z Bionic
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus and Apple A12Z Bionic mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
July 2020
March 2020
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AB
APL1083
Architecture
1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.5 GHz – Vortex
4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
7 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
2500 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
10
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Apple A12Z GPU
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1340 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2732 x 2048
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
1.106 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
64
Shading units
512
512
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
DirectX version
12.1
12
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
Yes
No
Bluetooth
5.2
5.0
Wi-Fi
6
5
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
2x 64 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
68.2 GB/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
8 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC v2, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
1x 12MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Apple M12
TDP
5 W
15 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 865 Plus
- Higher Frequency: 3100 MHz (3100 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: July 2020 (July 2020 vs March 2020)
Apple A12Z Bionic
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.2 GB/s (44 Gbit/s vs 68.2 GB/s)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
1163
Apple A12Z Bionic
+14%
1322
Multi Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
3306
Apple A12Z Bionic
+40%
4642
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 865 Plus
+24%
1332
Apple A12Z Bionic
1073
SiliconCat Rating
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
33
Ranks 33 among all SOC on our website
Apple A12Z Bionic
