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Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A16

The Apple A16 Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPhone 14 Pro (2022) models. It offers 6 cores divided in two performance cores (codename Everest, up to 3.46 GHz) and four power-efficiency cores (codename Sawtooth, up to 2.02). According to Apple, the most improvements were made to the efficiency cores and the improved memory bandwidth (+50% thanks to LPDDR5). According to the die analysis from angstronomics, the e-core cluster still has the same 4 MB L2 cache, but the p-cores now offer 16 MB L2 cache. The SLC (System Level Cache) however seems to be reduced to 24 MB.

The Neural Engine still offers 16 cores and offers an increased performance of 17 TOPS (vs. 15.8 of the A15) for AI tasks. The integrated graphics engine still offers 5 cores and benefits mostly from the higher memory bandwidth. The new display engine supports adaptive refresh rates down to 1 Hz, the new always-on display, and improved anti-aliasing (for the dynamic island animations).

The CPU performance only shows small improvements to the last generation (Apple A15 Bionic). Still, the A16 is by far the fastest mobile CPU for smartphones and leaves e.g. the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 easily behind (in Geekbench 5.4 single- and multi-thread tests).

The chip is manufactured in the modern 4nm process at TSMC and integrates nearly 16 billion transistors (compared to the 15.8 billion of the A15 and 11.8 of the A14). Apple emphasized on efficiency and e.g. mentioned 20% power savings for the big performance cores and class-leading efficiency of the e-cores.

SeriesApple Apple A-Series
CodenameCrete
Clock Rate2020 - 3460 MHz
Level 2 Cache20 MB
Level 3 Cache24 MB
Number of Cores / Threads6 / 6
Transistor Count16000 Million
Manufacturing Technology4 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction Set, Machine Learning Controller, 16-Core Neural Engine, Secure Enclave, Advanced Image Signal Processor
GPUApple A16 GPU 5-Core
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date09/07/2022

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2465     avg: 2576     median: 2597.5 (80%)     max: 2644 points
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Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 6019     avg: 6576     median: 6680.5 (26%)     max: 6923 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1878     avg: 1882     median: 1883 (79%)     max: 1885 points
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Mediatek MT6737
58 -97%
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Apple A13 Bionic
1333 -29%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1384 -26%
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
1392 -26%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1472 -22%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200+
1541 -18%
Apple A14 Bionic
1549 -18%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
1561 -17%
Apple A15 Bionic
1723 -8%
Apple M1
1729 -8%
Apple A16 Bionic
1882
Apple M2
1918 2%
Apple A17 Pro
2138 14%
Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2325 24%
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2327 24%
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2331 24%
Apple M3
2342 24%
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100%
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4688     avg: 5273     median: 5433 (10%)     max: 5538 points
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Mediatek MT6580M
248 -95%
...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
4182 -21%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
4232 -20%
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
4607 -13%
Apple A12X Bionic
4620 -12%
Apple A12Z Bionic
4710 -11%
Apple A15 Bionic
4755 -10%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200+
4937 -6%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5009 -5%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
5020 -5%
Apple A16 Bionic
5273
Apple A17 Pro
5305 1%
Apple M1
7501 42%
Apple M2
8839 68%
Apple M3
10774 104%
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
13312 152%
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
15298 190%
Apple M3 Max 16-Core
22938 335%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
55811 958%
0%
100%
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 450.2     avg: 475.4     median: 472.6 (1%)     max: 506 ms
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Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 55.7     avg: 56.2     median: 56.2 (1%)     max: 56.7 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 68554     avg: 72639     median: 73142.5 (67%)     max: 75718 Points
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 201     avg: 201.5     median: 201.5 (60%)     max: 202 Points
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 286     avg: 288.3     median: 287.5 (60%)     max: 292 Points
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Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 949107     avg: 1066570     median: 971870 (66%)     max: 1373450 Points
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Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 245636     avg: 275383     median: 246294 (67%)     max: 363306 Points
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
10812 Points (1%)
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1260     avg: 1307     median: 1329 (51%)     max: 1332 Points
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Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 3.48     avg: 3.9     median: 3.6 (2%)     max: 4.85 Watt
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 0.776     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (1%)     max: 0.943 Watt
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Reviews for the Apple A16 Bionic processor

Apple iPhone 15 Plus review – The iPhone with an extra-large display and powerful battery

Apple iPhone 15 Plus review – The iPhone with an extra-large display and powerful battery

Not only does the iPhone 15 Plus offer a large display, but it also gets the Dynamic Island for the first time this year. In addition, there is a higher resolut...
Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A16 GPU 5-Core | 6.70" | 201 g
Apple iPhone 15

Apple iPhone 15 smartphone in review - The Apple phone finally zooms in closer

The 15th iteration of the iPhone is expected to remain among the top smartphones. Apple has introduced a new camera system featuring telephoto zoom and Dynamic ...
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Test best smartphone for taking videos

The best camera smartphones of 2023: Video test - Laying a phone myth to rest

We put the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max up against the best Android camera smartphones. The line-up includes the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Google Pixel 7 Pro and the...
Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A16 GPU 5-Core | 6.70" | 240 g
Smartphone camera test

The best phone cameras in early 2023 - A comparison

We've put the crème de la crème of high-end smartphones from 2022 to the test. The Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Google Pixel 7 Pro or Vivo...
Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A16 GPU 5-Core | 6.10" | 206 g
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max review: A gigantic, brawny smartphone

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max review: A gigantic, brawny smartphone

The largest Apple smartphone is bulky and heavy, but offers a super-bright 6.7-inch LTPO display, a fast processor and, above all, a much larger battery than th...
Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A16 GPU 5-Core | 6.70" | 240 g

Apple iPhone 14 Pro: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.10", 0.2 kg
  Review » Apple iPhone 14 Pro review - The Apple smartphone is ready for the island

Apple iPhone 15 Plus: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.70", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Apple iPhone 15: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.10", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Apple iPhone 15

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.70", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 14 Pro: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.10", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Apple iPhone 15 Plus: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.70", 0.2 kg
   » Apple iPhone 15 Plus – Forced to be worse

Apple iPhone 15: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.10", 0.2 kg
   » Apple iPhone 15 – The zoom camera performs admirably during testing

   » Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro: Detailed dimensions and weight of all four iPhone 15 successors leaked

Apple iPhone 15 Plus: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.70", 0.2 kg
   » Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro: Detailed dimensions and weight of all four iPhone 15 successors leaked

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.70", 0.2 kg
   » iPhone 14 Pro Max helps Apple rake in billions in first-half 2023 smartphone sales as Samsung stutters and Xiaomi vanishes

   » Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max to arrive with a bigger, more powerful 48 MP camera

   » Alleged Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Geekbench scores indicate A17 Bionic CPU superiority

Apple iPhone 14 Pro: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.10", 0.2 kg
   » Camera comparison: iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max: Apple A16 GPU 5-Core, 6.70", 0.2 kg
   » Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max: Lots of battery power, but quite heavy

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Other CPUs of the series Apple A-Series

» 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 A12X Bionic
   8x - 2.49 GHz
» Apple A14 Bionic
   6x 1.8 GHz - 3.1 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

Surrounding CPUs

+ Apple M3
   8x 2.75 GHz - 4.06 GHz
+ Apple M2
   8x 2.42 GHz - 3.48 GHz
+ Apple M1
   8x 2.06 GHz - 3.22 GHz
+ Apple A17 Pro
   6x 2.11 GHz - 3.78 GHz
+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
   8x 2.3 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Apple A16 Bionic
   6x 2.02 GHz - 3.46 GHz
- Apple A15 Bionic
   6x 2.02 GHz - 3.23 GHz
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
   8x 2 GHz - 3.36 GHz
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
   8x 2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
- MediaTek Dimensity 9200+
   8x 2 GHz - 3.35 GHz
- MediaTek Dimensity 9200
   8x 1.8 GHz - 3.05 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2022-09-15)