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Apple A12 Bionic vs Apple A17 Pro
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Summary
The Apple A12 Bionic (Codename: A12), introduced in 2018, is a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) from Apple, primarily for mobile devices.
Manufactured using the 7 nm process, it features 8 MB of L2 cache and a maximum memory bandwidth of 34 GB/s. It offers solid performance for everyday tasks and less demanding applications. The Apple A17 Pro (Codename: Ibiza), launched in 2023, is a more advanced SoC from Apple for high-end mobile devices.
It utilizes an innovative 3 nm manufacturing process and offers 20 MB of L2 cache, 24 MB of L3 cache, and a maximum memory bandwidth of 51 GB/s. Its integrated graphics unit is the Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores). In a performance comparison, the Apple A17 Pro surpasses the Apple A12 Bionic in single-core performance by over 100 percent and also shows significantly higher multi-core performance.
This makes it clearly superior for demanding applications and modern gaming. Its improved energy efficiency, thanks to the 3 nm process, ensures an optimized balance of performance and battery life. As integrated SoCs, neither has separate market prices; devices with the Apple A17 Pro are generally more expensive.
The Apple A12 Bionic is sufficient for standard use, while the Apple A17 Pro is the choice for maximum performance and future-proof applications.
Manufactured using the 7 nm process, it features 8 MB of L2 cache and a maximum memory bandwidth of 34 GB/s. It offers solid performance for everyday tasks and less demanding applications. The Apple A17 Pro (Codename: Ibiza), launched in 2023, is a more advanced SoC from Apple for high-end mobile devices.
It utilizes an innovative 3 nm manufacturing process and offers 20 MB of L2 cache, 24 MB of L3 cache, and a maximum memory bandwidth of 51 GB/s. Its integrated graphics unit is the Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores). In a performance comparison, the Apple A17 Pro surpasses the Apple A12 Bionic in single-core performance by over 100 percent and also shows significantly higher multi-core performance.
This makes it clearly superior for demanding applications and modern gaming. Its improved energy efficiency, thanks to the 3 nm process, ensures an optimized balance of performance and battery life. As integrated SoCs, neither has separate market prices; devices with the Apple A17 Pro are generally more expensive.
The Apple A12 Bionic is sufficient for standard use, while the Apple A17 Pro is the choice for maximum performance and future-proof applications.
Apple A12 Bionic
- Solid performance for everyday tasks
- Manufactured using the 7 nm process
- 8 MB L2 cache, 34 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Introduced in 2018
Apple A17 Pro
- Significantly higher computing and graphics performance
- Innovative 3 nm manufacturing process
- 20 MB L2 cache, 24 MB L3 cache, 51 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Integrated Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores) graphics unit
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A12 Bionic
44 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Apple A17 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A12 Bionic
33 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Apple A17 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A12 Bionic
52 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Apple A17 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A12 Bionic
47 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Apple A17 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A12 Bionic
27 %
Apple A12
Apple A17 Pro
100 %
Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
AI performance (NPU)
Apple A12 Bionic
14 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Apple A17 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 0.70 GHz
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries
25 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries
90 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries
118 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3) | Apple A17 Pro (1) |
| Architecture | A12 | Ibiza |
| Technology | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Successor | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A18 Pro |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 6 / 6 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Vortex 2.49 GHz |
2x Ibiza P-Core 0.70 - 3.78 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Tempest 1.59 GHz |
4x Ibiza E-Core 0.74 - 2.11 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 8.00 MB | 20.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A12 | Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores) |
| GPU frequency | 1.13 GHz | 0.39 - 1.40 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 256 | 24 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Technology | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2018 | Q3/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | 8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 6 W | 11 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | iOS | iOS |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv8.6-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q3/2018 | Q3/2023 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
User Reviews
Your rating
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