A16 Bionic vs A15 Bionic

A16 Bionic
A15 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
3.44GHz Clock
6 Cores
6 Threads
3.23GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
5-Core A16
1.79 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
4-Core A15
1.37 TFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 7% faster vs A15 Bionic
  • 7% slower vs A16 Bionic
A16 Bionic - GB6S 2,560
x1.07
A15 Bionic - GB6S 2,385
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 14% faster vs A15 Bionic
  • 13% slower vs A16 Bionic
A16 Bionic - GB6M 6,750
x1.14
A15 Bionic - GB6M 5,905
x1
  • 50% faster vs A15 Bionic
  • 33% slower vs A16 Bionic
A16 Bionic - 51.2GB/s
x1.5
A15 Bionic - 34.1GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs A15 Bionic
  • Same TDP vs A16 Bionic
A16 Bionic - 5W
x1
A15 Bionic - 5W
x1
  • 31% faster vs A15 Bionic
  • 23% slower vs A16 Bionic
A16 Bionic - 1.79 TFLOPS FP32
x1.31
A15 Bionic - 1.37 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 8% faster vs A15 Bionic
  • 7% slower vs A16 Bionic
A16 Bionic - 17 TOPS FP16
x1.08
A15 Bionic - 15.8 TOPS FP16
x1
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 12
Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Crete
A16
P-Core
Everest
E-Core
Sawtooth
Codename
Ellis
A15
P-Core
Avalanche
E-Core
Blizzard
Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Mobile
Release Date
9/16/2022
Release Date
9/24/2021
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Node
N4P
Node
N5P
Die Size
115 mm²
Die Size
108 mm²
Transistor Count
16 Billion
Transistor Count
15 Billion
Unknown
Unknown
6 Cores
2 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
6 Cores
2 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
6 Threads
2 P-Threads
4 E-Threads
6 Threads
2 P-Threads
4 E-Threads
P-Core
3.44GHz
P-Core
3.23GHz
E-Core
2.02GHz
E-Core
2.02GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
16MB Shared
16-way set associative
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
12MB Shared
12-way set associative
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
24MB SLC Cache
32MB SLC Cache
Channels
1
Channels
1
Max Memory
8GB
Max Memory
4GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
TDP
5W
TDP
5W
No PCIe
No PCIe
5-Core A16
640 Shaders
1398MHz
1.79 TFLOPS FP32
4-Core A15
512 Shaders
1338MHz
1.37 TFLOPS FP32
16 Cores
16 Cores
17 TOPS FP16
15.8 TOPS FP16
No Cellular
No Cellular
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