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64

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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

29

Points
Mediatek Helio G96

Helio G96
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Helio G96

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Helio G96 SoCs by Apple and Mediatek respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 6-core and 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
A16 Bionic chip 51
Helio G96 17
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Helio G96 12
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Helio G96 57
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Helio G96 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Helio G96
CPU 247110 98570
GPU 408357 76840
Memory 162944 70017
UX 146541 94023
Total score 964952 339450
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A16 Bionic

  • A16 Bionic chip has 68.78% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G96 (3460 vs 2050 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 47.16% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G96 (1398 vs 950 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 200.05% higher memory frequency than Helio G96 (6400 vs 2133 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 66.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G96 (4 vs 12 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 184.27% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G96 (965 K vs 339 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G96.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Helio G96 544

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Helio G96 1884

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Helio G96

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Helio G96

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Helio G96

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Helio G96

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Helio G96

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Helio G96

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Helio G96

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
6%
Helio G96
Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - FHD+ @ 120Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - HDR10
  • Color Depth - Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

51%
Turbo Clock Speed

2050 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 12 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Mali G57 MC2
  • Architecture Apple GPU Valhall
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 950 MHz
  • Execution units 6 2
  • Shading units 768 32
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 8 GB 10 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 2 x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Yes
  • Storage type NVMe eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed - 600 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed - 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A16 Bionic
CPU
51%
GPU
54%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Mediatek Helio G96

Mediatek Helio G96
CPU
17%
GPU
12%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Helio G96?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 68.78% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 2050 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Helio G96?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 47.16% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 950 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Helio G96?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 200.05% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Helio G96?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A16 Bionic chip with a 66.67% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and Helio G96?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 184.27% better score (964952 vs 339450).