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Apple A15 Bionic vs Apple M1 Max (32-GPU). Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2021
Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic
Released
Q3/2021
Overall score
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)

What's the best choice Apple A15 Bionic or Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)? Which processor is faster?

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

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

Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 10 / 10 Cores. Power consumption of 30 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

Apple A15 Bionic Reasons to consider
Apple A15 Bionic
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  • 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

    times less performance per watt

    8.5 W left arrow 30 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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    81 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.67 times more cores

    10 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    107 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    100 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    136 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    11 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    77 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A15 Bionic Apple A15 Bionic
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
CPU family and group

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

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

  • Frequency
    3.23 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
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 A15 (5 GPU Cores) left arrow Apple M1 Max (32 Core)
  • GPU frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    3.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    5 left arrow 512
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 4096
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2021 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
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • 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 M1 Max (32-GPU) and Apple A15 Bionic. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR5-6400
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A15 Bionic and Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    8.5 W left arrow 30 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 60 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A15 Bionic and Apple A15 Bionic, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 28.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A15 left arrow M1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2021 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow APL 1104

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple A15 Bionic and Apple M1 Max (32-GPU).

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
1732
Apple A15 Bionic
1783
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
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
4777
Apple A15 Bionic
12693
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
1224
Apple A15 Bionic
10600
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)

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