HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G contra Apple A12 Bionic. Especificaciones, rendimiento, pruebas

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Segmento
  Mobile Mobile
• Serie
  HiSilicon Kirin Apple A series
• Generación
  8 12
• Grupo CPU
  HiSilicon Kirin 990 Apple A12/A12X/A12Z
• Modelo anterior
  -- Apple A11 Bionic
• Successor
  -- Apple A13 Bionic

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• Frecuencia
  1.95 GHz 1.59 GHz
• Núcleos de CPU
  8 6
• Turbo (1 núcleo)
  2.36 GHz 2.49 GHz
• Hilos de la CPU
  8 6
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Arquitectura del núcleo
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  2x Cortex-A76 2x Vortex
• B core
  2x Cortex-A76 4x Tempest
• C core
  4x Cortex-A55 --

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• Nombre de la GPU
  ARM Mali-G76 MP16 Apple A12
• GPU frequency
  0.60 GHz 1.59 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  sin turbo 2.49 GHz
• Unidades de ejecución
  16 4
• Shader
  256 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 1
• Generación
  Bifrost 3 9
• DirectX Version
  12
• Proceso técnico
  7 nm 7 nm
• Fecha de publicación
  Q3/2018 Q3/2018

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by Apple A12 Bionic y HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Tipo de memoria
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memoria
  8 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Canales de memoria
  4 1

• AES-NI
  No No

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G y Apple A12 Bionic to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  6 W 6 W

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G y Apple A12 Bionic, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Juego de instrucciones (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualización
  None None
• L2-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• Arquitectura
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 A12
• Proceso técnico
  7 nm 7 nm
• Enchufe
  N/A N/A
• Fecha de publicación
  Q3/2019 Q3/2018