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Summary

The Apple A12X Bionic and Apple A12Z Bionic are System-on-a-Chips (SoCs) developed for Apple's iPad Pro models.Both are based on the A12 architecture and offer strong performance for mobile applications. They are manufactured by Apple using a 7nm process. Both processors are manufactured using an energy-efficient 7nm process. They use an identical CPU architecture with a combination of high-performance and energy-efficient cores.Both feature 8 MB of Level 2 Cache and a maximum memory bandwidth of 68 GB/s. In terms of CPU performance, the Apple A12Z Bionic and Apple A12X Bionic are nearly identical, with marginal differences in benchmarks. The main difference lies in graphics performance: the Apple A12X Bionic integrates a 7-core Apple A12X graphics unit, while the Apple A12Z Bionic has a more powerful 8-core Apple A12Z graphics unit.This additional GPU core makes the Apple A12Z Bionic more advantageous for graphics-intensive tasks and games. Both mobile processors are designed for high energy efficiency and passively cooled systems. The additional GPU core of the Apple A12Z Bionic may lead to a minimally higher peak power consumption.Since the SoCs are tightly integrated into iPad Pro devices, separate market prices or a direct assessment of the price-performance ratio as individual components are not relevant.

Apple A12Z Bionic

• High CPU performance for demanding applications.
• Superior graphics performance thanks to the 8-core Apple A12Z graphics unit.
• Ideal for graphics-intensive tasks and gaming.

Apple A12X Bionic

• Very high CPU performance, identical to the A12Z.
• Strong graphics performance with a 7-core Apple A12X graphics unit.
• Balanced for general and demanding use.

Benchmarks

Performance Overview Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance Rank 1 - 100 % Apple A12Z Bionic Rank 1 - 100 % Apple A12X Bionic Multi-core performance Rank 1 - 100 % Apple A12Z Bionic Rank 1 - 100 % Apple A12X Bionic

Cinebench R23 Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 991 pts Apple A12X Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 991 pts 684 entriesShow all results

Cinebench R23 Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 4,539 pts Apple A12X Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 4,539 pts 659 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 6 Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 1,351 Apple A12X Bionic 99 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 1,341 1,962 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 6 Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 4,798 Apple A12X Bionic 99 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 4,745 1,898 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 1,124 Apple A12X Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 1,124 2,508 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 4,718 Apple A12X Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 4,718 2,479 entriesShow all results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % Apple A12Z 1,152 Apple A12X Bionic 88 % Apple A12X 1,008 2,190 entriesShow all results

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 717,401 pts Apple A12X Bionic 99 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 713,640 pts 118 entriesShow all results

AI performance (NPU)

Apple A12Z Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 5.0 TOPS Apple A12X Bionic 100 % 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz 5.0 TOPS 200 entriesShow all results

More benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC) 684 entries Cinebench R23 (MC) 659 entries Geekbench 6 (SC) 1,962 entries Geekbench 6 (MC) 1,898 entries Geekbench 5 (SC) 2,508 entries Geekbench 5 (MC) 2,479 entries FP32 SP (iGPU) 2,190 entries AnTuTu 9 Benchmark 90 entries AnTuTu 8 Benchmark 118 entries PassMark CPU-Mark 2,488 entries AI performance (NPU) 200 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Apple A12Z Bionic	Apple A12X Bionic
Family	Apple A series (27)	Apple A series (27)
CPU group	Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3)	Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3)
Architecture	A12	A12
Technology	7 nm	7 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet	Smartphone / Tablet
Socket
Predecessor	Apple A10X Fusion	Apple A10X Fusion
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Apple A12Z Bionic	Apple A12X Bionic
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 8	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	4x Vortex2.49 GHz	4x Vortex2.49 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Tempest1.59 GHz	4x Tempest1.59 GHz
L2-Cache	8.00 MB	8.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Apple A12Z Bionic	Apple A12X Bionic
GPU name	Apple A12Z	Apple A12X
GPU frequency	1.13 GHz	1.13 GHz
CUs / Shader	32 / 512	28 / 448
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays	1	1
Max. GPU Memory	6 GB	6 GB
Technology	7 nm	7 nm
Release date	Q1/2020	Q3/2018

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Apple A12Z Bionic	Apple A12X Bionic
AI hardware	Apple Neural Engine	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS	8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Apple A12Z Bionic	Apple A12X Bionic
Memory	LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s)	LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	6 GB	6 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen	Apple A12Z Bionic	Apple A12X Bionic
TDP	15 W	15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen	Apple A12Z Bionic	Apple A12X Bionic
Chip design	Chiplet	Chiplet
AES-NI	✗	✗
Operating systems	iOS	iOS
Instruction set	Armv8-A (64 bit)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date	Q1/2020	Q3/2018
Release price
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User Reviews

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Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Apple A12Z Bionic is 4.2 stars (77 ratings), while Apple A12X Bionic has received 4.2 stars (78 ratings). Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Apple A12Z Bionic 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz ★★★★★ Apple A12X Bionic 8C / 8T · 2.49 GHz ★★★★★

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