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Apple A12 Bionic vs Google Tensor G3
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A12 Bionic
73 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Google Tensor G3
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A12 Bionic
52 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Google Tensor G3
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A12 Bionic
88 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Google Tensor G3
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A12 Bionic
75 %
6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz
Google Tensor G3
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A12 Bionic
100 %
Apple A12
Google Tensor G3
0 %
ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10
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 | Google Tensor G3 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Google Tensor (5) |
| CPU group | Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3) | Google Tensor G3 (1) |
| Architecture | A12 | G3 |
| Technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A11 Bionic | Google Tensor |
| Successor | Apple A13 Bionic |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Google Tensor G3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Vortex 2.49 GHz |
1x Cortex-X3 2.91 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Tempest 1.59 GHz |
4x Cortex-A715 2.37 GHz |
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A510 1.70 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 8.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Google Tensor G3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A12 | ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10 |
| GPU frequency | 1.13 GHz | 0.89 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 256 | 10 / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | |
| Technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2018 | Q4/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Google Tensor G3 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Google Tensor AI |
| AI specifications | 8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS | Google Edge TPU |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Google Tensor G3 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s) | LPDDR5-5500 (26.5 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Google Tensor G3 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 6 W | 10 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A12 Bionic | Google Tensor G3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | iOS | Android |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv8.7-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q3/2018 | Q3/2023 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
User Reviews
Your rating
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