Apple A16 Bionic vs Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A16 Bionic CPU1 vs CPU2 Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Apple A16 Bionic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A16 Bionic and the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Apple A16 Bionic 6 core processor released in Q3/2022 with the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in 06/2019.
Apple A series (22) Family Broadcom BCM (3)
Apple A16 (1) CPU group Broadcom BCM2711 (1)
16 Generation 4
A16 Architecture Cortex-A72
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Predecessor Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Apple A17 Pro Successor Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A16 Bionic is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.46 GHz. The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Apple A16 Bionic Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.46 GHz
2x Everest
A-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
2.02 GHz
4x Sawtooth
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Apple A16 Bionic Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) GPU Broadcom VideoCore VI
1.34 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation 6
4 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
20 Compute units 4
640 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
6 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A 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.

Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) GPU Broadcom VideoCore VI
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Apple A16 Bionic, while the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Apple A16 Bionic Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR4-3200
6 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
20.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Apple A16 Bionic has a TDP of 7.25 W. The TDP of the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is 7.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Apple A16 Bionic Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
7.25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 3 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple A16 Bionic has 44.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Apple A16 Bionic Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8.6-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
iOS Operating systems Windows 11 (ARM), Linux
Q3/2022 Release date 06/2019
-- Release price 35 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Apple A16 Bionic (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) (11%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Apple A16 Bionic (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) (11%)

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.
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
1890 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
202 (11%)

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.
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
5465 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
601 (11%)

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.
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) @ 1.34 GHz
1789 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Broadcom VideoCore VI @ 0.50 GHz
32 (2%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
2531 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
6299 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
1394590 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
947502 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
17 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A16 Bionic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Raspberry Pi 4 B

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