For the first time ever, the new iPhone 14 models didn’t receive the latest SoC, and instead it was reserved for the Pro models. And it’s not a big deal anyways, because last year’s A15 is still plenty fast, and as we have seen with recent Geekbench leaks, the performance difference isn’t that big compared to this year’s A16 Bionic.
The A16 Bionic SoC is likely built on TSMC’s N4P node, which is often called a 4nm node, but it’s more of an enhancement to the 5nm family. The N4P is said to deliver a 11% performance boost over the last N5 node, and a 22 percent improvement in power efficiency. That also shows in the recent Geekbench scores, where the A16 Bionic scores 1887 in single-core, and 5455 in multi-core. This is a 5-7% gain over the A15 Bionic in single-core, and a 10-12% gain in multi-core.
Apple A16 (Crete) – big core: Everest, small core: Sawtooth
— Longhorn (@never_released) September 12, 2022
Some if these improvements can also come from the new cores used in the A16 Bionic. Twitter user, Longhorn, was able to find the names of the new cores from xCode. The new chipset is called Crete, with the new efficiency cores being codenamed Sawtooth, and the performance cores are codenamed Everest. Apple has stuck to its traditional 6-core chip design this time around too, with two high-performance cores and four efficiency cores.
Moreover, it seems Apple has finally run out of natural phenomenon codenames where we saw names like Lighning, Thunder, Avalanche and Icestorm. The new codename theme is clearly based on mountain ranges. Apple will likely continue the new naming scheme for upcoming chipsets, till they run out of mountain ranges, that is.
It is being speculated that the real improvements of the A16 Bionic lies in power efficiency, but that can only be confirmed when initial reviews hit. There’s no doubt that the iPhone 14 Pro models will have better battery life, but not all of it will be coming from the SoC itself, as the new phones now have an improved LTPO display which saves power, along with a bigger battery on the iPhone 14 Pro.
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