The Apple A12 Bionic processor scores 4061 points in the Passmark benchmark, featuring Two 2.49GHz Vortex Four 1.6GHz Tempest cores. This performance is comparable to the Mediatek Dimensity 800 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1.
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Benchmark |
Apple A12 Bionic Score |
AnTuTu |
576833 |
Geekbench (Multi Core) |
2470 |
Geekbench (Single Core) |
1117 |
3DMark |
5205 |
Passmark |
4061 |
Apple A12 Bionic Specification
Apple A12 Bionic Specification |
Details |
Designed by |
Apple |
Model |
A12 Bionic |
Manufacturer |
TSMC |
Launch date |
September 2018 |
Architecture |
ARMv8.3-A |
Bit width |
64-bit support |
Architecture |
Hexa-core: 2x 2.49GHz Vortex + 4x 1.6GHz Tempest |
Number of Cores / Threads |
6 |
Clock Speed |
up to 2.49 GHz |
Big |
Two 2.49GHz Vortex |
Mid |
Four 1.6GHz Tempest |
Level 1 Cache |
128 KB |
Level 2 Cache |
8 MB |
Transistor Count |
6.9 Million |
Integrated GPU |
Apple 5 Cores |
GPU Cores |
4 |
GPU frequency |
1125 MHz |
Shading units |
64 |
Total shaders |
256 |
AI processor (machine learning) |
Neural Engine |
Max display resolution |
2688 x 1242 |
Max camera resolution |
1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
Video capture |
4K at 60FPS |
Video playback |
4K at 60FPS |
Video codecs |
H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG |
Audio codecs |
AAC, AAC‑LC, Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HE‑AAC v2, MP3 |
Max Memory |
12GB |
RAM Type |
LPDDR4X |
Maximum bandwidth |
34.1 Gbps |
Bus |
4x 16 Bit |
Storage |
NVMe |
Technology Process |
7 nm |
Wattage (peak TDP) |
6W |
Features |
Apple modem up to 150 Mbps |
4G Modes |
LTE Cat. 18 |
5G support |
No |
Wi-Fi version |
5 |
Bluetooth version |
5 |
Navigation |
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |