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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Review: Explore CPU Specs and Performance

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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
Let's talk about the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) processor, released in Q3/2021. This review covers all its specs and performance metrics, giving you a comprehensive overview. Feel free to dive into the details and compare it with other models. With its base clock frequency , core count , and memory support for LPDDR4X-4266, this CPU packs a punch. It's compatible with Socket N/A motherboards and has a thermal design power (TDP) of 8.5 W.

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) specs

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Information about the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

Specification Value
Name Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
Family Apple A series
CPU group Apple A15
Segment Mobile
Generation 15
Predecessor Apple A14 Bionic
Successor Apple A16 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU): number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 6 / 6
Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core 2x Avalanche
B-Core 4x Blizzard
Hyperthreading / SMT No
Overclocking No
A-Core Frequency 3.23 GHz
B-Core Frequency 2.02 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo) No turbo
Execution units 160
Shader 1280
Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
Max. displays 3
Generation 12
Direct X --
Technology 5 nm
Release date Q3/2021

Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
h264 Decode / Encode
VP8 Decode / Encode
VP9 Decode / Encode
AV1 No
AVC Decode
VC-1 Decode
JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU). The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 6 GB
Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
ECC No
PCIe
AES-NI No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 8.5 W
TDP (PL2) --
TDP up --
TDP down --
Tjunction max. --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 5 nm
Chip design Chiplet
Socket N/A
L2-Cache 16.00 MB
L3-Cache 32.00 MB
Architecture A15
Operating systems iOS
Virtualization None
Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date Q3/2021
Release price --
Part Number --
Documents --

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