Apple M1 vs Apple A14 Bionic Benchmark, comparison and differences
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Apple M1
Apple A14 Bionic
CPU comparison
Apple M1 or Apple A14 Bionic – which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Apple M1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M1 was released in Q4/2020.
The Apple A14 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A14 Bionic was released in Q3/2020.
Apple M series
Family
Apple A series
Apple M1
CPU group
Apple A14
1
Generation
14
M1
Architecture
A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm)
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
—
Predecessor
Apple A13 Bionic
Apple M2
Successor
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Apple M1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple M1 is 3.20
GHz
while the Apple A14 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A14 Bionic is at 2.06
GHz
.
8
Cores
6
8
Threads
6
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking ?
No
3.20
GHz
4x Firestorm
A-Core
3.00
GHz
2x Firestorm
2.06
GHz
4x Icestorm
B-Core
1.82
GHz
4x Icestorm
—
C-Core
—
Internal Graphics
The Apple M1 or Apple A14 Bionic has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system’s main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor’s die.
Apple M1 (8 Core)
GPU
Apple A14
1.30
GHz
GPU frequency
1.00
GHz
GPU (Turbo)
1
GPU Generation
11
5 nm
Technology
5 nm
2
Max. displays
3
128
Execution units
64
1024
Shader
512
8
GB
Max. GPU Memory
8
GB
DirectX Version
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode / Encode
Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Codec h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Codec VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
Codec VP8
Decode / Encode
No
Codec AV1
No
Decode
Codec AVC
Decode
Decode
Codec VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
Codec JPEG
Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
The Apple M1 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2
GB/s
. The Apple A14 Bionic supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1
GB/s
.
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory
LPDDR4X-4266
16
GB
Max. Memory
6
GB
2
(Dual Channel)
Memory channels
1
(Single Channel)
68.2
GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1
GB/s
No
ECC
No
16.00
MB
L2 Cache
12.00
MB
L3 Cache
16.00
MB
4.0
PCIe version
—
PCIe lanes
Thermal Management
The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple M1 is 15
W
, while the Apple A14 Bionic has a TDP of 7
W
. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
15
W
TDP (
PL1
/
PBP
)
7
W
—
TDP (
PL2
)
—
20
W
TDP up
—
10
W
TDP down
—
—
Tjunction max.
—
Technical details
The Apple M1 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The Apple A14 Bionic is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.
5
nm
Technology
5
nm
Chiplet
Chip design
Chiplet
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
ISA extensions
—
Socket
—
Apple Virtualization Framework
Virtualization
None
Yes
AES-NI
No
macOS
Operating systems
iOS
Q4/2020
Release date
Q3/2020
—
Release price
—
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News and articles for the Apple M1 and the Apple A14 Bionic
VS Description of the processor
Apple M1 against Apple A14 Bionic is a duel of the arm processors from Apple. The two processors have come out in the same year. But the purpose is a completely different from both.
Already in recent years, the high performance of ARM processors was evident. For some time you can already serve the everyday tasks easily.
In the in-house Apple world, the self-made processors then play their full strength and let the competitors not really look old.
The Apple M1 is the first in-house arm processor for use in mobile devices like notebooks. Due to the enormous performance, however, Apple also uses in desktop solutions such as Mac Mini.
The Apple M1 has a maximum clock of 3.2 GHz and has 8 cores. It is manufactured in 5nm and provides support for up to 16 GB LPDDR4x-4266 memory.
Its great strength is undoubtedly the integrated graphics solution. Using this, the Apple M1 is possible to easily accomplish complex arithmetic operations.
The Apple A14 Bionic is the conceptioned counterpart for the Apple M1 for the exclusively mobile use.
Like the M1, the A14 is also manufactured in 5nm and supports the same amount of memory. With 6W TDP (PL1) the power consumption but only almost half (the M1 has indicated 15W).
This also shows itself in performance should not be surprising on the basis of these clear differences.
The benchmark results clearly show the strength of the Apple M1 opposite its mobile brother to Apple A14 Bionic.
While the results are close to each other in the Geekbench 5 in the singel-core (M1 1,744 vs. A14 1.592), they can hardly be different in the multi-core test.
Here, the M1 beats the A14 significantly by almost 50% (M1 7,676 vs. A14 4.112).
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Apple M1 against Apple A14 Bionic is a duel of the arm processors from Apple. The two processors have come out in the same year. But the purpose is a completely different from both.Already in recent years, the high performance of ARM processors was evident. For some time you can already serve the everyday tasks easily.In the in-house Apple world, the self-made processors then play their full strength and let the competitors not really look old.The Apple M1 is the first in-house arm processor for use in mobile devices like notebooks. Due to the enormous performance, however, Apple also uses in desktop solutions such as Mac Mini.The Apple M1 has a maximum clock of 3.2 GHz and has 8 cores. It is manufactured in 5nm and provides support for up to 16 GB LPDDR4x-4266 memory.Its great strength is undoubtedly the integrated graphics solution. Using this, the Apple M1 is possible to easily accomplish complex arithmetic operations.The Apple A14 Bionic is the conceptioned counterpart for the Apple M1 for the exclusively mobile use.Like the M1, the A14 is also manufactured in 5nm and supports the same amount of memory. With 6W TDP (PL1) the power consumption but only almost half (the M1 has indicated 15W).This also shows itself in performance should not be surprising on the basis of these clear differences.The benchmark results clearly show the strength of the Apple M1 opposite its mobile brother to Apple A14 Bionic.While the results are close to each other in the Geekbench 5 in the singel-core (M1 1,744 vs. A14 1.592), they can hardly be different in the multi-core test.Here, the M1 beats the A14 significantly by almost 50% (M1 7,676 vs. A14 4.112).In our leaderboards, we have clearly compiled the best processors for specific categories for you. The leaderboards are always up to date and are regularly updated by us. The best processors are selected according to popularity and speed in benchmarks as well as the price-performance ratio.
