Apple A12X Bionic
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Apple A12X Bionic: specs, benchmarks and tests

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Q3/2018
Apple A12X Bionic

Apple A12X Bionic

The Apple A12X Bionic technical spec and performance benchmarks are detailed on page. This model of processor with 8 cores with the base clock speed of 1.59 GHz. The release date is Q3/2018. Apple A12X Bionic supports the installation of N/A socket on the motherboard. Maximum capacity and type of RAM supported are LPDDR4X-4266. TDP is 15 W.
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
CPU generation and family

Information about the Apple A12X Bionic segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

  • Name
    Apple A12X Bionic
  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Family
    Apple A series
  • Generation
    12
  • CPU group
    Apple A12/A12X/A12Z
  • Predecessor
    Apple A10X Fusion
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Apple A12X Bionic: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

  • Frequency
    1.59 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.49 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.49 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    4x Vortex
  • B core
    4x Tempest
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Apple A12X Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    Apple A12X
  • GPU frequency
    1.59 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.49 GHz
  • Execution units
    7
  • Max. GPU Memory
    6 GB
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Generation
    9
  • Technology
    7 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2018
Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the Apple A12X Bionic CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    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 A12X Bionic. 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.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
Encryption

Support for AES-NI encryption on the Apple A12X Bionic CPU.

  • AES-NI
    No
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the Apple A12X Bionic? 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.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Apple A12X Bionic CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A12
  • Technology
    7 nm
  • Socket
    N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2018
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Apple A12X Bionic.

  • Used in
    Apple iPad Pro 2018
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