Apple A15 Bionic vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Apple A14 Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A15 Bionic

Apple A14 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.23 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3593 vs 3394
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9899 vs 8559

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Sep 2021 vs 23 Oct 2020
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 8 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3593 vs 3394
PassMark - CPU mark	9899 vs 8559

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Apple A14 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3593

3394

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9899

8559

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Apple A14 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	3593	3394
PassMark - CPU mark	9899	8559

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Apple A14 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	23 Oct 2020
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1	iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	424	526
Processor Number	APL1W07	APL1W01
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	1.82 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	6
Transistor count	15 billion	11.8 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	6 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	20	16
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz	1278 MHz
iGPU core count	5	4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt