Features of iPhone 12's Processor A14 Bionic

Apple introduced the new Pad Air 2020 at an event held on September 16. The biggest innovation of this tablet was that it was powered by the A14 Bionic, the world's first mobile processor with 5 nm architecture. In other words, Apple has introduced the world's smallest and most powerful mobile processor. Although the iPhone 12 family is still largely a secret, we know for sure that it will be powered by the A14 Bionic.  

A14 Bionic, just like before, was designed and developed by Apple and manufactured by TSMC. Apple is extremely assertive about the new chipset and even says that this new set can challenge many processors used in computers and phones with the Android operating system. We shared with you all the known features of A14, one of Apple's most ambitious projects. 

What we know about the world's first 5 nm processor, A14 Bionic:

• 5 nanometer architecture and 11.8 billion transistors
• Same number of cores, higher performance than previous generations
• Completely renewed graphics processor
• High artificial intelligence performance 
• Lower power consumption

Before we start: What does Nanometer mean in CPU?

nanometer, one billionth of a meter It is a unit of length whose abbreviation is "nm". It is also used in processor manufacturing to express the distance between transistors in the processor circuit. 

Processors need transistors to perform calculations and operations. Billions of transistors, tightly packed into small areas, form the basis of processor chips. The smaller the distance between transistors Electrons can move with less energy.

In this way, the device works faster and since the electrons consume less energy, there are no problems such as heating. A14 Bionic In the chip, the distance between two transistors is 5 nanometers, which indicates that the device will operate extremely fast and smoothly.

5 Nanometer technology and 11.8 billion transistors

As we mentioned before, Apple is the first company in its market to use chips with 5 Nanometer technology. This set, which has smaller chip features, is designed to have more transistors, which makes the set power consumption will be low It shows. 

A14 Bionic processor in total 11.8 billion transistors is available. The A13 Bionic used in the iPhone 11 and iPad Pro had only 8.5 billion transistors. A14 Bionic The transistors of the processor show that the device will have more cache capacity and more advanced features. The results of the new chipset in the iPad Air have been previously explained.

Same number of cores, higher performance than previous generations

Apple is using the A14 Bionic chips as well as the A11, A12 and A13 chips. 6 processor cores owner. Two of these cores are high-performance cores, designed to handle demanding applications. The other four high-efficiency cores are used to perform daily tasks and to save battery life was designed.

Saying that the A14 has extremely high-performance caches, Apple claims that the new processor can run even the most demanding applications smoothly and fluently. This brings to mind that the A14, whose full features have not yet been announced, has new technology. L3 model caching It raises the question of whether he will have it or not.

Apple says that a major update has been made to these cores, which were used in the same number in previous devices, and that the cores can handle more workload. Apple announced that the A13 processor is 20% faster than the A12. When all the features of the A13 are taken into consideration, A14 BionicIt looks like it will be 20% faster than the A13. However, as we mentioned in our previous article, the expected performance seems to be disappointing on the Phone 12 Pro Max. 

Completely renewed graphics processor

A14 Bionic has four graphics processor cores with Apple's latest processor architecture. Although these cores are the same number of cores used in the A13, Apple sustainable maximum performance He says he will perform it at the lowest possible power. 

Apple claims a 30% increase in graphics performance when comparing devices with the A14 set to previous generation devices. Considering that the graphics of the A13 set are 20% higher than the A12, the A14 graphics processor is not a very significant difference with an increase of 8.3%. won't show It looks like. 

High artificial intelligence performance

Apple has been focusing on chips since the A11 chipsets called Bionic. Neural Engine began to include special hardware under the name This hardware is specifically designed to perform machine learning and artificial intelligence operations. in the beginning It was capable of performing 600 billion operations per second. 

This number increased to 5 trillion in A12 sets and 6 trillion in A13 sets. Thanks to the 16 Neural Engine cores in A14, the new chipset 11 trillion has the capacity to perform transactions. extremely ambitious A14 BionicAs we mentioned in our previous article, it seems that it can make a difference compared to other generations in many ways and provide high performance on iPhones. 

Lower power consumption

Consumers were complaining about the high power consumption they encountered in devices with A12 and A13 chipsets. These devices, which promise high performance, are noticeably lower at maximum performance. low power consumption had. 

Apple stated that it took full advantage of 5 Nanometer technology and reduced power consumption. will be optimized in the best way he stated. We think that Apple, which has not yet given figures on power consumption and efficiency, is saving all this information for the iPhone launch. 

Is A14 Bionic better than A12Z? 

iPad Pro, released in March 2020, A12Z Bionic It had a processor. It is quite natural that this processor, built on 7 nanometer technology, seems inadequate compared to the A14. However, it would be a bit wrong to compare the two chips only on a nanometer basis. 

When we look at the A12Z Bionic set in general, we see that both the GPU and the CPU have 8 cores each. Technically, this feature is part of the A12Z. A14 Bionic It shows that it has higher performance than the set, but we will still have to wait for the benchmark results for definitive results. 

There's still a lot to learn about the A14 Bionic

Apple's A14 Bionic We tried to share with you all the information he explained about himself. However, it is worth mentioning that the information disclosed by the company is limited. Although we understand the technology of the A14 Bionic, the new chipset still has undisclosed features.

Many hardware issues, such as image signal processing, storage and memory controllers, cryptography and encryption accelerator, are still unknown. have sufficient knowledge we are not. When all this information is collected, we will better understand how the new iPhone, iPad or Mac models will perform. 

A14 Bionic We think that all information about the new iPhone 12 will be given at the launch. In this launch, we will get to know all aspects of both the new phone models and the new A14 Bionic that the devices will have. What do you think about Apple's new A14 Bionic chip? Do you think A14 Bionic will be the fastest chipset in the world? We will be waiting for your opinions in the comments.