Apple A14 Bionic processor review

A14 Bionic processor released by Apple; release date: 23 Oct 2020. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Firestorm/Icestorm microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 6, threads - 6. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.00 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 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): 6 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4766

3396

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

154624

8543

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	3396
PassMark - CPU mark	8543

Integrated graphics – Apple A14 Bionic

Technical info
Core clock speed	1278 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	654 GFLOPS
Pipelines	4
Render output units	16

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	23 Oct 2020
OS Support	iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	463
Processor Number	APL1W01
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.82 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	6
Number of threads	6
Transistor count	11.8 billion

Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1278 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt