Apple A12Z Bionic processor review

A12Z Bionic processor released by Apple; release date: 25 Mar 2020. 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: 16 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

2202

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

9365

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202
PassMark - CPU mark	9365

Integrated graphics – Apple A12Z Bionic

Technical info
Core clock speed	1125 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	1.152 TFLOPS
Pipelines	8
Render output units	32

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook
Launch date	25 Mar 2020
OS Support	iPadOS 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1087
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	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt