| Apple A16 Bionic | Intel Core i9-12900KS | |
| 8.5 W | Max TDP | 150 W |
| NA | Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per day | NA |
| NA | Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per year | NA |
Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Core i9-12900KS
The Apple A16 Bionic operates with 6 cores and 6 CPU threads. It run at 3.46 GHz base 2.02 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 8.5 W.The processor is attached to the N/A CPU socket. This version includes 24.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 1 memory channels to support LPDDR5-6400 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, A16 Architecture is enhanced with 4 nm technology and supports None. The product was launched on Q3/2022
The Intel Core i9-12900KS operates with 16 cores and 6 CPU threads. It run at 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) base 2.50 GHz (4.00 GHz) all cores while the TDP is set at 150 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1700 CPU socket. This version includes 30.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 RAM and features 5.0 PCIe Gen 20 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 90 °C degrees C. In particular, Alder Lake S Architecture is enhanced with 10 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q2/2022
Apple A16 Bionic
Intel Core i9-12900KS
Compare Detail
| 3.46 GHz | Frequency | 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 3.46 GHz | Turbo (1 Core) | 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) |
| 2.02 GHz | Turbo (All Cores) | 2.50 GHz (4.00 GHz) |
 No |
Hyperthreading | Yes  |
| No |
Overclocking | Yes |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core Architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| No turbo | GPU (Turbo) | 1.55 GHz |
| 4 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| No turbo | GPU (Turbo) | 1.55 GHz |
| DirectX Version | 12 | |
| 3 | Max. displays | 3 |
| LPDDR5-6400 | Memory | DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 |
| 1 | Memory channels | 2 |
| Max memory | ||
| No |
ECC | Yes |
| 20.00 MB | L2 Cache | 14.00 MB |
| 24.00 MB | L3 Cache | 30.00 MB |
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCIe lanes | 20 | |
| 4 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| N/A | Socket | LGA 1700 |
| 8.5 W | TDP | 150 W |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Q3/2022 | Release date | Q2/2022 |
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
2,093 (95%)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
27,802 (43%)
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
806 (91%)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
10,750 (42%)
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
304 (89%)
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
4,145 (39%)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A16 Bionic
1,900 (84%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
2,091 (93%)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A16 Bionic
5,468 (11%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
19,015 (38%)
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple A16 Bionic
2,001 (9%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
795 (4%)
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
88 (4%)
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
3.70 (100%)
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
49.89 (90%)
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Apple A16 Bionic
(0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS
44,371 (41%)
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