Apple A12 Bionic | Intel Pentium B970 | |
CPU comparisonApple A12 Bionic or Intel Pentium B970 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Apple A12 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.49 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A12 Bionic was released in Q3/2018. The Intel Pentium B970 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B970 was released in Q1/2012. |
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Apple A series (22) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 900 (10) |
12 | Generation | 3 |
A12 | Architecture | Sandy Bridge U |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
Apple A11 Bionic | Predecessor | -- |
Apple A13 Bionic | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A12 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A12 Bionic is 2.49 GHz while the Intel Pentium B970 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium B970 is at 2.30 GHz. |
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Apple A12 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.49 GHz 2x Vortex |
A-Core | 2.30 GHz |
1.59 GHz 4x Tempest |
B-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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Apple A12 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
Apple Neural Engine | AI hardware | -- |
8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS | AI specifications | -- |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Apple A12 Bionic or Intel Pentium B970 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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Apple A12 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
1.13 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.15 GHz |
9 | GPU Generation | 6 |
7 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
1 | Max. displays | 2 |
16 | Compute units | 6 |
256 | Shader | 48 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
-- | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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Apple A12 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple A12 Bionic can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Intel Pentium B970 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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Apple A12 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
4 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
34.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
8.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A12 Bionic is 6 W, while the Intel Pentium B970 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Apple A12 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 85 °C |
Technical detailsThe Apple A12 Bionic is manufactured in 7 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium B970 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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Apple A12 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
7 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
-- | Socket | PGA 988 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
iOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2018 | Release date | Q1/2012 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
Apple A12 Bionic
Apple A12 @ 1.13 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz |
Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Apple A12 Bionic | Intel Pentium B970 |
Apple iPhone XR Apple iPhone XS Apple iPhone XS Max Apple iPad mini (5. Gen) Apple iPad Air (3. Gen) |
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