Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A8

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Apple A8 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A8

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 131% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 20 nm
9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
4.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4044 vs 915
7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11002 vs 1525

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Sep 2022 vs 9 Sep 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 20 nm
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 1 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044 vs 915
PassMark - CPU mark	11002 vs 1525

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Apple A8

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4044

915

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11002

1525

Name	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A8
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044	915
PassMark - CPU mark	11002	1525

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A8
Essentials
Architecture codename	Everest/Sawtooth	Typhoon
Launch date	7 Sep 2022	9 Sep 2014
OS Support	iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1	iOS 8.0, iOS 12.5.7, iPadOS 15.7.4, audioOS 11.0, tvOS 9.0, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	260	2376
Processor Number	APL1W10	APL1011
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	1.1 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB (shared)	1 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	20 nm
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
Transistor count	16 billion	2 billion
L3 cache		4 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR3-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	20	16
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	533 MHz
iGPU core count	5	4
Processor graphics		Custom PowerVR Series 6XT