Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A15 Bionic

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Apple A15 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 A15 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4044 vs 3593
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11002 vs 9899

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Sep 2022 vs 14 Sep 2021
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 12 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044 vs 3593
PassMark - CPU mark	11002 vs 9899

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Apple A15 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4044

3593

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11002

9899

Name	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A15 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044	3593
PassMark - CPU mark	11002	9899

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A15 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Everest/Sawtooth	Avalanche/Blizzard
Launch date	7 Sep 2022	14 Sep 2021
OS Support	iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	260	424
Processor Number	APL1W10	APL1W07
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	2.02 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	3.23 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	6
Transistor count	16 billion	15 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	6 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	20	20
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	1338 MHz
iGPU core count	5	5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		6 Watt