Apple A16 Bionic
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Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2022
Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

What's the best choice Apple A16 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1? Which processor is faster?

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

Apple A16 Bionic has a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. 6 / 6 Cores. Power consumption of 8.5 W. Released in Q3/2022.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

Apple A16 Bionic Reasons to consider
Apple A16 Bionic
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    162 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 48% better clock speed

    3.46 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A16 Bionic CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    62 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    495 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    107 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    5 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    49 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    448 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    637 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    64 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    4 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • CPU group
    Apple A16 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    16 left arrow 1
  • Predecessor
    Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    6 / 6 left arrow 8 / 8
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    2x Everest left arrow 1x Cortex-X2
  • B-Core
    4x Sawtooth left arrow 3x Cortex-A710
  • 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 A16 (5 GPU Cores) left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 730
  • GPU frequency
    0.70 GHz left arrow 0.84 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    160 left arrow --
  • Shader
    1280 left arrow --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow --
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 7
  • Direct X
    -- left arrow 12.1
  • Technology
    4 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
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 / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Apple A16 Bionic. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow LPDDR5-3200
  • Max. Memory
    6 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    1 (Single Channel) left arrow 4
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    left arrow --
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A16 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A16 Bionic and Apple A16 Bionic, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    4 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • L2-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A16 left arrow Kryo
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow --
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM8450

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple A16 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

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
1890
Apple A16 Bionic
1241
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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
5465
Apple A16 Bionic
3838
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
2000
Apple A16 Bionic
2236
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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