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Apple A7 vs Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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Apple A7
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
Multi-core performance
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple A7
Apple A7 8 %
PowerVR G6430
115
Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores)
1,431

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At a glance

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Apple A7Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
FamilyApple A series (27)Apple A series (27)
CPU groupApple A7 (1)Apple A16 (2)
ArchitectureA7A16
Technology28 nm4 nm
SegmentSmartphone / TabletSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
PredecessorApple A6Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
SuccessorApple A8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Apple A7Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 25 / 5
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 2x Cyclone
1.40 GHz
2x Everest
3.46 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 3x Sawtooth
2.02 GHz
L2-Cache1.00 MB20.00 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB24.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Apple A7Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
GPU namePowerVR G6430Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency0.45 GHz0.40 - 1.34 GHz
CUs / Shader16 / 12816 / 512
Raytracing
Max. displays23
Max. GPU Memory6 GB
Technology28 nm4 nm
Release dateQ3/2013Q1/2025

NPU AI performance

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Apple A7Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
AI hardwareApple Neural Engine
AI specifications16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Apple A7Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
MemoryLPDDR3-1333 (12.8 GB/s)
LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory1 GB6 GB
Memory channels11
ECCNoNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

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Apple A7Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
TDP10 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Apple A7Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
Chip designChipletChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsiOSiOS
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)Armv8.6-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ3/2013Q1/2025
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

Your rating

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Apple A7
Apple A7
2C / 2T · 1.40 GHz
Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz

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Apple A7
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