Apple A12 Bionic processor review

A12 Bionic processor released by Apple; release date: 21 Sep 2018. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Vortex/Tempest microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 6, threads - 6. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.49 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 8 MB (shared).

Supported memory types: LPDDR4X-4266. Maximum memory size: 4 GB.

Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 6 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4765

1978

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

154624

4944

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1978
PassMark - CPU mark	4944

Integrated graphics – Apple A12 Bionic

Technical info
Core clock speed	1125 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	576.0 GFLOPS
Pipelines	4
Render output units	16

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest
Launch date	21 Sep 2018
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1174
Processor Number	APL1W81
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz
Number of cores	6
Number of threads	6
Transistor count	6.9 billion

Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt