Notebookcheck Logo

Apple A12X Bionic

Apple A12X Bionic

The Apple A12X Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPad Pro 11 and 12.5-inch from 2018. It offers 8 cores divided in four performance cores and four power efficiency cores (up from the 6 cores in the A12 of the iPhone XS). Compared to the previous A10X in the old iPad Pro models, Apple advertises up to 95% higher performance of the CPU cores.

The chip also includes a new GPU with 7 cores, the M12 Motion co-processor and a Neural Engine with 8 cores for up to 5 trillion operations per second.

With 10 billion transistors (A12 6.9 billion), the A12X Bionic is a big chip especially compared to the Snapdragon 835 (3 Billion) or a Skylake desktop quad-core Soc (1.75 Billion).

CodenameVortex, Tempest
SeriesApple Apple A-Series

Series: Apple A-Series Vortex, Tempest

Apple A12Z Bionic compare - 2.49 GHz8 / 8 cores Vortex, Tempest
Apple A12X Bionic « - 2.49 GHz8 / 8 cores Vortex, Tempest
Clock Rate <=2490 MHz
Level 1 Cache2 MB
Level 2 Cache8 MB
Number of Cores / Threads8 / 8
Transistor Count10000 Million
Manufacturing Technology7 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction Set
GPUApple A12X Bionic GPU
NPU / AI5 TOPS INT8
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date10/30/2018

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
39393 Points (32%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
4700 Points (54%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
1313 points (30%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
4660 points (16%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   - Hide comparison chart
Restrict / Search: Model: Max. age: years
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1120 points (38%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   - Hide comparison chart
Restrict / Search: Model: Max. age: years
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
4620 points (8%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   - Hide comparison chart
Restrict / Search: Model: Max. age: years
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1114 points (5%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
4661 points (15%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4984     avg: 4993     median: 4993 (50%)     max: 5002 points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17691     avg: 17866     median: 17866 (18%)     max: 18041 points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 603     avg: 609     median: 608.5 (1%)     max: 614 ms
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
114 ms (1%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 44425     avg: 45080     median: 45079.5 (29%)     max: 45734 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 172     avg: 177     median: 177 (30%)     max: 182 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
min: 14010     avg: 14312     median: 14311.5 (44%)     max: 14613 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
min: 62524     avg: 64951     median: 64950.5 (80%)     max: 67377 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
min: 312218     avg: 317206     median: 317206 (98%)     max: 322193 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
min: 162798     avg: 163060     median: 163060 (100%)     max: 163321 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
min: 552676     avg: 559527     median: 559527 (99%)     max: 566378 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
76371 Points (64%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
63887 Points (52%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
350192 Points (64%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
187788 Points (68%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
678238 Points (65%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 756889     avg: 758432     median: 758432 (100%)     max: 759975 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
8.5 Watt (4%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
012345678910111213141516Tooltip
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
2.2 Watt (2%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
00.10.30.40.50.70.80.91.11.21.31.41.61.71.822.12.22.42.5Tooltip
- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Amazon Logo
  • $269.00
    Apple iPad Pro 2018 (11-inch, Wi-Fi, 256GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
  • $244.95
    Apple iPad Pro (11-inch, Wi-Fi, 64GB) - Space Gray (2018) (Renewed)
  • $319.00
    Apple iPad Pro Wi-Fi and Cellular 512 GB with 11-Inch Liquid Retina Display, A12X Bionic Chip and Smart HDR Cameras (Space Gray, ) (Renewed)
  • $319.00
    Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Wi-Fi, 64GB) - Silver (2018) (Renewed)

Add one or more devices and compare

In the following list you can select (and also search for) devices that should be added to the comparison. You can select more than one device.

search for model:
v1.35
log 12. 09:15:40

#0 ran 0s before starting gpusingle class +0s ... 0s

#1 no ids found in url (should be separated by "_") +0s ... 0s

#2 not redirecting to Ajax server +0s ... 0s

#3 did not recreate cache, as it is less than 5 days old! Created at Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:03:36 +0100 +0.002s ... 0.002s

#4 composed specs +0.007s ... 0.008s

#5 did output specs +0s ... 0.008s

#6 getting avg benchmarks for device 10881 +0.006s ... 0.015s

#7 got single benchmarks 10881 +0.008s ... 0.022s

#8 got avg benchmarks for devices +0s ... 0.022s

#9 min, max, avg, median took s +0.869s ... 0.891s

#10 return log +0.571s ... 1.462s

Please share our article, every link counts!
Mail Logo
Google Logo Add as a preferred
source on Google

» Mobile CPU Comparison
Comparison of all mobile CPU series

» Mobile Processors - Benchmarklist
Benchmarklist of all known CPUs that are used in laptops (desktop and laptop CPUs)

Other CPUs of the series Apple A-Series

» Apple A19 Pro
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.26 GHz
» Apple A19
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.26 GHz
» Apple A18 Pro
   6x 2.42 GHz - 4.04 GHz
» Apple A18
   6x 2.42 GHz - 4.04 GHz
» Apple A17 Pro
   6x 2.11 GHz - 3.78 GHz
» Apple A16 Bionic
   6x 2.02 GHz - 3.46 GHz
» Apple A15 Bionic
   6x 2.02 GHz - 3.23 GHz
» Apple A12Z Bionic
   8x - 2.49 GHz
» Apple A14 Bionic
   6x 1.8 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Apple A12X Bionic
   8x - 2.49 GHz
» Apple A13 Bionic
   6x - 2.66 GHz
» Apple A12 Bionic
   6x - 2.49 GHz
» Apple A11 Bionic
   6x - 2.39 GHz
» Apple A10X Fusion
   6x 2.39 GHz
» Apple A10 Fusion
   4x 2.34 GHz
» Apple A6x
   2x 1.4 GHz
» Apple A6
   2x 1 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ MediaTek Dimensity 9200+
   8x 2 GHz - 3.35 GHz
+ MediaTek Dimensity 9200
   8x 1.8 GHz - 3.05 GHz
+ Google Tensor G5
   8x 2.25 GHz - 3.78 GHz
+ Apple A12Z Bionic
   8x - 2.49 GHz
+ Apple A14 Bionic
   6x 1.8 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Apple A12X Bionic
   8x - 2.49 GHz
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
   8x 2 GHz - 2.8 GHz
- HiSilicon Kirin T92
   12x 1.6 GHz - 2.5 GHz
- MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra
   8x 2.2 GHz - 3.35 GHz
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
   8x 1.8 GHz - 3.2 GHz
- HiSilicon Kirin 9020
   12x 1.6 GHz - 2.5 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)