Google Tensor vs A15 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Google Tensor (Mali-G78 MP20) with the older 6-core Apple A15 Bionic (Apple GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Google Tensor
- Has 2 more cores
- Supports 20% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 42.7 GB/s)
Pros of Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher GPU frequency (~42%)
- 16% higher CPU clock speed (3240 vs 2800 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 9 score – 797K vs 741K
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 196221 | 208246 |
| GPU | 297786 | 322246 |
| Memory | 107096 | 131426 |
| UX | 143527 | 135941 |
| Total score | 741139 | 797558 |
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GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | - | 224.8 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | - | 43.1 images/s |
| Speech recognition | - | 136.1 words/s |
| Machine learning | - | 104.9 images/s |
| Camera shooting | - | 49.3 images/s |
| HTML 5 | - | 5.64 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | - | 1270 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 55% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Score | 6222 | 8739 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Google Tensor and A15 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55 |
2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2800 MHz | 3240 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 15 billion |
| TDP | 10 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP20 | Apple GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall | - |
| GPU frequency | 848 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Execution units | 20 | 5 |
| Shading units | 320 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 2171 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | - |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 42.7 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Tensor Processing Unit | Neural Engine |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | October 2021 | September 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9845 | APL1W07 |
| Official page | Google Tensor official site | - |
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