Apple A12X Bionic processor review

Apple A12X Bionic

A12X Bionic processor released by Apple; release date: 7 Nov 2018. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Vortex/Tempest/Chinook microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 8, threads - 8. 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: 6 GB.

Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
2655
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
11046
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 2655
PassMark - CPU mark 11046

Integrated graphics – Apple A12X Bionic

Technical info

Core clock speed 1125 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 1.008 TFLOPS
Pipelines 7
Render output units 28

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Vortex/Tempest/Chinook
Launch date 7 Nov 2018
OS Support iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating 844
Processor Number APL1083
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 8
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 10 billion

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266

Graphics

Execution Units 28
Graphics base frequency 1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency 7

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt