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Apple M1 (7-GPU) vs Apple A15 Bionic. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Released
Q3/2021
Overall score
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Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic

What's the best choice Apple M1 (7-GPU) or Apple A15 Bionic? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M1 (7-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Apple A15 Bionic has a maximum frequency of 3.23 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 8.5 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

Apple M1 (7-GPU) Reasons to consider
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    190 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 (7-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    129 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    215 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    63 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    107 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    84 place
Apple A15 Bionic Reasons to consider
Apple A15 Bionic
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    549 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 1% better clock speed

    3.23 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.57 times less performance per watt

    8.5 W left arrow 15 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A15 Bionic CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    541 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    261 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M1 (7-GPU) Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Apple A15 Bionic Apple A15 Bionic
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow Apple A series
  • CPU group
    Apple M1 left arrow Apple A15
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 15
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Apple A14 Bionic
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Apple M1 (7 Core) left arrow Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
  • GPU frequency
    1.30 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    112 left arrow 5
  • Shader
    896 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q3/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A15 Bionic and Apple M1 (7-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 (7-GPU) and Apple A15 Bionic to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 8.5 W
  • TDP up
    20 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    10 W left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 (7-GPU) and Apple M1 (7-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • L2-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    M1 left arrow A15
  • Virtualization
    Apple Virtualization Framework left arrow None
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Part Number
    APL 1102 left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M1 (7-GPU) and Apple A15 Bionic.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1742
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
1732
Apple A15 Bionic
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7650
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
4777
Apple A15 Bionic
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
2290
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
1224
Apple A15 Bionic

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