CPUSmartphoneReleased Sep 16, 2022

Apple A16 Bionic

6C/6T · 3.5 GHz

The Apple A16 Bionic debuted with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, which went on sale on September 16, 2022, and was Apple's first chip built on a 4 nm-class process. It moved the iPhone to LPDDR5 memory with 50 percent more bandwidth than the A15 and has 16 billion transistors. A year later it was carried over to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus. A binned version with a 5-core CPU and 4-core GPU, sold simply as the A16, powers the iPad (11th generation) and is listed separately.

General

Manufacturer: Apple
Model: Apple A16 Bionic
Segment: Smartphone
Generation: A-series (A16 Bionic)
Codename: —
Architecture: ARM64
Microarchitecture: Everest/Sawtooth
Release date: Sep 16, 2022
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 6 cores / 6 threadsP2+E4
Base clock: —
Boost clock: 3.46 GHz
TDP (design W): —
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 20 MB
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 4 nm
4 nm

Platform

Socket: BGA (soldered SoC)
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Apple GPU (5-core)
Memory type: LPDDR5 (unified)
Memory size: 6 GB
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: ARMv8.6-ANEONAMXFP16dotprodAESSHA3PAuth
NPU: 16-core Neural Engine — 17 TOPS

OS support

Notes: The A16 Bionic runs Apple iOS only. The iPhone 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are listed by Apple as compatible with iOS 27. The chip is not used in a Mac and does not run macOS, Windows or desktop Linux distributions.

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