Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) has 6 cores with 6 threads and is based on the 15. gen of the Apple A series series. The processor was released in Q3/2021. The Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) scores 1,745 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 4,777 points.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU). Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU). |
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| Name: | Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) |
| Family: | Apple A series |
| CPU group: | Apple A15 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 15 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) is 3.23 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 6 / 6 |
| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 2x Avalanche |
| B-Core: | 4x Blizzard |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 3.23 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 2.02 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) uses the Apple A15 (4 GPU Cores), which has 1024 texture shaders and 128 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Apple A15 (4 GPU Cores) |
| GPU frequency: | 0.60 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Execution units: | 128 |
| Shader: | 1024 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 12 |
| Direct X: | -- |
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2021 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 6 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: | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| Max. Memory: | 6 GB |
| Memory channels: | 1 (Single Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | -- |
| AES-NI: | No |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 8.5 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): | 8.5 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) is made in 5 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 48.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | 16.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 32.00 MB |
| Architecture: | A15 |
| Operating systems: | iOS |
| Virtualization: | None |
| Instruction set (ISA): | ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | |
| Release date: | Q3/2021 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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.
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Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-12800HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i7-11390H
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 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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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1370P
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13500H
12C 16T @ 4.70 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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Intel Core i5-1334U
10C 12T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-11300H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.70 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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AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics @ 1.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
Apple A15 (4 GPU Cores) @ 0.60 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
Apple A12X @ 1.34 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-1315UE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10810U
Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1) @ 1.15 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Dimensity 8000
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz |
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MediaTek Dimensity 8100
8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
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Google Tensor G2
8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz |
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Apple A12Z Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
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FP32 SP iGPU
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AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
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