Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A12Z Bionic

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Apple A12Z 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 A16 Bionic

Apple A12Z Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4044 vs 2202
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11002 vs 9365

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Sep 2022 vs 25 Mar 2020
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 8 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044 vs 2202
PassMark - CPU mark	11002 vs 9365

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
2.7x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 6 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Apple A12Z Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4044

2202

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11002

9365

Name	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A12Z Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044	2202
PassMark - CPU mark	11002	9365

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A12Z Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Everest/Sawtooth	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook
Launch date	7 Sep 2022	25 Mar 2020
OS Support	iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1	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	260	1095
Processor Number	APL1W10	APL1083
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	1.59 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.49 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	16 billion	10 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	20	32
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	1125 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Graphics max frequency		8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt