description_compare Apple A12Z Bionic and Apple M1
Name
Apple A12Z Bionic Apple M1
Segment
Mobile Mobile
Family
Apple A series Apple M series
Generation
12 1
CPU group
Apple A12/A12X/A12Z Apple M1
Predecessor
Apple A10X Fusion --
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
Frequency
1.59 GHz 3.20 GHz
CPU Cores
8 8
Turbo (1 Core)
2.49 GHz No turbo
CPU Threads
8 8
Turbo (8 Cores)
2.49 GHz No turbo
Hyperthreading
No No
Overclocking
No No
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core
4x Vortex 4x Firestorm
B core
4x Tempest 4x Icestorm
Internal Graphics
GPU name
Apple A12Z Apple M1 (8 Core)
GPU frequency
1.59 GHz 3.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
2.49 GHz No turbo
Execution units
8 128
Max. GPU Memory
6 GB 8 GB
Max. displays
2 2
Generation
9 1
DirectX Version
--
Technology
7 nm 5 nm
Release date
Q1/2020 Q4/2020
Hardware codec support
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
AV1
No Decode
AVC
Decode Decode
VC-1
Decode Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
Memory type
LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory
16 GB 16 GB
ECC
No No
Memory channels
2 2
PCIe version
4.0
Encryption
AES-NI
No Yes
Thermal Management
TDP (PL1)
15 W 15 W
TDP up
-- 20 W
TDP down
-- 10 W
Technical details
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization
None None
ISA extensions
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
L2-Cache
8.00 MB 16.00 MB
Architecture
A12 M1
Technology
7 nm 5 nm
Socket
N/A N/A
Release date
Q1/2020 Q4/2020
Devices using this processor
Used in
Apple iPad Pro 2020 Apple iMac 24 (2021)Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020)Apple MacBook Air (2020)Apple Mac mini (2020)Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)