Apple A15 Bionic contra Apple A14 Bionic. Especificaciones, rendimiento, pruebas

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Segmento
  Mobile Mobile
• Serie
  Apple A series Apple A series
• Generación
  15 14
• Grupo CPU
  Apple A15 Apple A14
• Modelo anterior
  Apple A14 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
• Successor
  -- Apple A15 Bionic

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• Frecuencia
  3.23 GHz 3.00 GHz
• Núcleos de CPU
  6 6
• Turbo (1 núcleo)
  sin turbo sin turbo
• Hilos de la CPU
  6 6
• Turbo (6 Cores)
  sin turbo sin turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Arquitectura del núcleo
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  2x Avalanche 2x Firestorm
• B core
  4x Blizzard 4x Icestorm

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• Nombre de la GPU
  Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) Apple A14
• GPU frequency
  1.80 GHz 1.80 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  3.20 GHz 3.01 GHz
• Unidades de ejecución
  5 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generación
  12 11
• Proceso técnico
  5 nm 5 nm
• Fecha de publicación
  Q3/2021 Q3/2020

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by Apple A14 Bionic y Apple A15 Bionic. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Tipo de memoria
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memoria
  8 GB 6 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Canales de memoria
  2 2

• AES-NI
  No No

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of Apple A15 Bionic y Apple A14 Bionic to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  8.5 W 7 W

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by Apple A15 Bionic y Apple A14 Bionic, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Juego de instrucciones (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualización
  None None
• L2-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Arquitectura
  A15 A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm)
• Proceso técnico
  5 nm 5 nm
• Enchufe
  N/A N/A
• Fecha de publicación
  Q3/2021 Q3/2020