Apple A12Z Bionic

Apple A12Z Bionic

About mobile processor

The Apple A12Z Bionic SoC is a powerhouse of a chip that is more than capable of handling the demands of a flagship smartphone. Built on a 7nm process, the A12Z Bionic features 8 cores with a frequency of 2500 MHz and 8MB of L2 cache, delivering an impressive level of performance. The GPU, also named the Apple A12Z, ensures smooth and efficient graphics processing, making it ideal for high-quality gaming and multimedia experiences. In terms of benchmarks, the A12Z Bionic SoC shines even in comparison to the latest offerings, scoring 1322 on Geekbench 6 Single Core and 4642 on Geekbench 6 Multi Core. This clearly demonstrates its ability to handle both single-threaded and multi-threaded tasks with ease. Overall, the Apple A12Z Bionic SoC is a top-of-the-line processor that offers exceptional performance and efficiency. It is a key component in delivering a seamless and powerful user experience for any smartphone it is used in, and it's little wonder why Apple continues to set the bar high with its SoC offerings.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Launch Date
March 2020
Manufacturing
TSMC
Model Name
APL1083
Architecture
4x 2.5 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
Cores
8
Technology
7 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
Transistor count
10

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple A12Z GPU
GPU frequency
1340 MHz
FLOPS
1.106 TFLOPS
Shading units
512
Execution units
64
OpenCL version
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
No
Bluetooth
5.0
Wi-Fi
5
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
2x 64 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.2 GB/s

Miscellaneous

Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M12
L2 Cache
8 MB
Audio codecs
Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC v2, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 12MP
Storage type
NVMe
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
TDP
15 W
Instruction set
ARMv8-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6
Single Core Score
1322
Geekbench 6
Multi Core Score
4642
Geekbench 5
Single Core Score
1090
Geekbench 5
Multi Core Score
4397
FP32 (float)
Score
1084

Compared to Other SoC

Geekbench 6 Single Core
3842 +190.6%
866 -34.5%
A8X
436 -67%
229 -82.7%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
14383 +209.8%
2240 -51.7%
1425 -69.3%
827 -82.2%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
1854 +70.1%
1298 +19.1%
623 -42.8%
584 -46.4%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
8464 +92.5%
2413 -45.1%
2142 -51.3%
1783 -59.4%
FP32 (float)
6110 +463.7%
1788 +64.9%
588 -45.8%
376 -65.3%