Apple A12X Bionic processor review

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

2652

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

11041

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	2652
PassMark - CPU mark	11041

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	848
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