Apple A14 Bionic vs. Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A12Z Bionic | |
| Apple A series | Family | Apple A series |
| Apple A14 | CPU group | Apple A12/A12X/A12Z |
| 14 | Generation | 12 |
| A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm) | Architecture | A12 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| Apple A13 Bionic | Predecessor | Apple A10X Fusion |
| Apple A15 Bionic | Successor | -- |
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| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.59 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core) | 2.49 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores) | 2.49 GHz | |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
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| Apple A14 | GPU | Apple A12Z |
| 1.80 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.59 GHz |
| 3.01 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 2.49 GHz |
| 11 | GPU Generation | 9 |
| 5 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 4 | Execution units | 8 |
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| 8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB |
| DirectX Version | -- | |
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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 |
| 6 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 | Memory channels | 2 |
| No | ECC | No |
| 4.00 MB | L2 Cache | 8.00 MB |
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| 7 W | TDP (PL1) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
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| 5 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) |
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| N/A | Socket | N/A |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q1/2020 |
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Memory & PCIe
Thermal Management
Technical detailsCinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple A14 Bionic
6x 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A12Z Bionic
8x 1.59 GHz (2.49 GHz) |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Apple A14 Bionic
6x 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A12Z Bionic
8x 1.59 GHz (2.49 GHz) |
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Geekbench 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 A14 Bionic
6x 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A12Z Bionic
8x 1.59 GHz (2.49 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 A14 Bionic
6x 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A12Z Bionic
8x 1.59 GHz (2.49 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 A14 Bionic
Apple A14 @ 3.01 GHz |
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Apple A12Z Bionic
Apple A12Z @ 2.49 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 A14 Bionic
6x 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A12Z Bionic
8x 1.59 GHz (2.49 GHz) |
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| Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A12Z Bionic |
| Apple iPhone 12 mini Apple iPhone 12 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple iPad Air (4. Gen) |
Apple iPad Pro 2020 |
Devices using this processorProcessors with big.LITTLE core architecture have, on the one hand, so-called "performance" cores, which have a high level of performance, but also require a correspondingly high amount of energy during operation. In addition, these processors have very energy-saving cores that are not quite as powerful as the "performance" cores. These cores are usually clocked lower and therefore require significantly less energy. These cores are responsible for background tasks and ensure a long battery life for the device. If necessary, the computing load can also be shared across all cores at the same time, which leads to high multi-core performance.
Apple's A14 Bionic Processor is found in the Apple iPhone 12 (various sizes) and also in the Apple iPhone 12 Pro. The processor is also built into the Apple iPad Air (4th Gen, 2020). Apple's A12Z, on the other hand, is only built into the Apple iPad Pro 2020 and differs from the Apple A12X only in that one more GPU core has been activated. Apple was able to achieve this through an optimized 7 nm manufacturing process, in which the production yield usually increases over time.
The A14 Bionic is Apple's first processor that can decode the new AV1 video codec in hardware. This free video codec is used more and more frequently due to its non-existent license costs and could become the most popular video codec of the current time. In addition, the A14 can for the first time fall back on LPDDR5-5500 RAM from Samsung, which significantly accelerates read, write and copy processes compared to the LPDDR4X-4266 in the Apple A12Z.
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