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64

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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

55

Points
Apple A14 Bionic

A14 Bionic
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs A14 Bionic

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs A14 Bionic SoCs by Apple. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 6-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
A16 Bionic chip 51
A14 Bionic 42
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
A14 Bionic 41
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
A14 Bionic 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
A14 Bionic 55
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip A14 Bionic
CPU 247110 203493
GPU 408357 284242
Memory 162944 131989
UX 146541 131211
Total score 964952 750935
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A16 Bionic

  • A16 Bionic chip has 11.61% higher CPU clock speed than A14 Bionic (3460 vs 3100 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 200.05% higher memory frequency than A14 Bionic (6400 vs 2133 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 20% smaller sized transistor than A14 Bionic (4 vs 5 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 28.50% better AnTuTu 9 score than A14 Bionic (965 K vs 751 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than A14 Bionic.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
A14 Bionic 1611

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
A14 Bionic 4209

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
A14 Bionic 171.5

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
A14 Bionic 33.6

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
A14 Bionic 94.8

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
A14 Bionic 93.1

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
A14 Bionic 38.7

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
A14 Bionic 4.5

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
A14 Bionic 1060

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
43%
A14 Bionic
Stability 77%

Graphics test 50 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - Full HD+ (2.7K) @ 60Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 2732 x 2048
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

3100 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm
    4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
  • Cores 6 6
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.5-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
  • L2 cache 16 MB 8 MB
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion 11.8 Billion
  • TDP 8 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Apple A14 GPU
  • Architecture Apple GPU -
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz -
  • Execution units 6 4
  • Shading units 768 -
  • FLOPS - 998 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version - -
  • OpenCL version - -
  • DirectX version - -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 6 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Neural Engine
  • Storage type NVMe NVMe
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2732 x 2048
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A16 Bionic
CPU
51%
GPU
54%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Apple A14 Bionic

Apple A14 Bionic
CPU
42%
GPU
41%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and A14 Bionic?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 11.61% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 3100 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and A14 Bionic?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 200.05% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and A14 Bionic?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A16 Bionic chip with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and A14 Bionic?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 28.50% better score (964952 vs 750935).