Name: | Apple A12 Bionic |
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Family: | Apple A series (25) |
CPU group: | Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3) |
Architecture: | A12 |
Technology: | 7 nm |
Segment: | Smartphone / Tablet |
Generation: | 12 |
Predecessor: | Apple A11 Bionic |
Successor: | Apple A13 Bionic |
CPU Cores / Threads: | 6 / 6 |
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Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
A-Core: | 2x Vortex |
B-Core: | 4x Tempest |
Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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Overclocking: | No |
A-Core Frequency: | 2.49 GHz |
B-Core Frequency: | 1.59 GHz |
AI hardware: | Apple Neural Engine |
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AI specifications: | 8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS |
NPU + CPU + iGPU: | -- |
GPU name: | Apple A12 |
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GPU frequency: | 1.13 GHz |
GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
Compute units: | 16 |
Shader: | 256 |
Hardware Raytracing: | No |
Release date: | Q3/2018 |
Max. displays: | 1 |
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Generation: | 9 |
Direct X: | -- |
Technology: | 7 nm |
Max. GPU Memory: | 4 GB |
Frame Generation: | No |
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
h264: | Decode / Encode |
VP8: | Decode / Encode |
VP9: | Decode / Encode |
AV1: | No |
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AVC: | Decode |
VC-1: | Decode |
JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 4 GB memory in 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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LPDDR4X-4266 | 34.1 GB/s |
Max. Memory: | 4 GB |
Memory channels: | 1 (Single Channel) |
ECC: | No |
PCIe: | |
PCIe Bandwidth: | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 6 W |
TDP (PL2): | -- |
TDP up: | -- |
TDP down: | -- |
Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technology: | 7 nm |
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Chip design: | Chiplet |
Socket: | -- |
L2-Cache: | 8.00 MB |
L3-Cache: | -- |
AES-NI: | No |
Operating systems: | iOS |
Virtualization: | None |
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Instruction set (ISA): | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
ISA extensions: | -- |
Release date: | Q3/2018 |
Release price: | -- |
Part Number: | -- |
Documents: | -- |
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