Apple A12 Bionic vs. Apple A14 Bionic
CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic | |
| Apple A series | Family | Apple A series |
| Apple A12/A12X/A12Z | CPU group | Apple A14 |
| 12 | Generation | 14 |
| A12 | Architecture | A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm) |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| Apple A11 Bionic | Predecessor | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Apple A13 Bionic | Successor | Apple A15 Bionic |
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| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
| 1.59 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| 2.49 GHz | Turbo (1 Core) | |
| 2.49 GHz | Turbo (All Cores) | |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
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| Apple A12 | GPU | Apple A14 |
| 1.59 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.80 GHz |
| 2.49 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 3.01 GHz |
| 9 | GPU Generation | 11 |
| 7 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 4 | Execution units | 4 |
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| 4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
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| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
Internal Graphics
Hardware codec support
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| LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
| 1 | Memory channels | 2 |
| No | ECC | No |
| 8.00 MB | L2 Cache | 4.00 MB |
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| 6 W | TDP (PL1) | 7 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
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| 7 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
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| N/A | Socket | N/A |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q3/2020 |
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Memory & PCIe
Thermal Management
Technical detailsGeekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple A12 Bionic
6x 1.59 GHz (2.49 GHz) |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6x 3.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Apple A12 Bionic
6x 1.59 GHz (2.49 GHz) |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6x 3.00 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.|
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Apple A12 Bionic
Apple A12 @ 2.49 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A14 @ 3.01 GHz |
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AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
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Apple A12 Bionic
6x 1.59 GHz (2.49 GHz) |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6x 3.00 GHz |
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| Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Apple iPhone XR Apple iPhone XS Apple iPhone XS Max Apple iPad mini (5. Gen) Apple iPad Air (3. Gen) |
Apple iPhone 12 mini Apple iPhone 12 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple iPad Air (4. Gen) |
Devices using this processorThus, the Apple A14 BIONIC as one of the first processors is manufactured at all in the 5 nm manufacturing process at TSMC. The finer structures allow higher clock frequencies with lower heat development. Of this, the processors benefit primarily for multi-core scenarios where older processors quickly have to throttle their clock frequency to overheat.
Both mobile processors are optimized for smartphones and tablets and have a hybrid core architecture (Big.Little). In this case, strong high performance cores are combined with weaker and economical energy-saving cores. Depending on the utilization of the processor, it can distribute the requests to the optimal CPU cores. This not only saves energy but can also increase performance when all cores work together on one or more queries.
Through the finer structures, the Apple A14 Bionic now has a base frequency of 1.8 GHz, during the
Apple A12 Bionic His cores with 1.59 GHz clocks. The performance cores of the A14 can achieve clock frequencies in turbo mode for the first time of just over 3 GHz, which is currently the top spot for a smartphone processor.
In the IGPU of Apple A14 Bionic, the support of video codecs has improved in addition to the blueprint. This is how the free and new AV1 videoCODEC is supported (decoding in hardware). Both processors probably have a TDP of 6 watts and support up to 16 GB of RAM (LPDDR4X-4266 at the A12 or LPDDR5-5500 at the A14).
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