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Apple A16

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Apple A16 Bionic
ProducedSeptember 7, 2022
Marketed byApple Inc.
Designed byApple Inc.
Common manufacturer(s)
Max. CPU clock rate2.02 GHz to 3.46 GHz
Min. feature size4 nm (N4P)
Microarchitecture
  • Everest
  • Sawtooth
Product codeAPL1W10[1]
L1 cache320 KB per P-core (192 KB instruction + 128 KB data)
224 KB per E-core (128 KB instruction + 96 KB data)
L2 cache16 MB (performance cores)
4 MB (efficient cores)
ApplicationMobile
PredecessorApple A15 Bionic
SuccessorApple A17 Pro (iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max), Apple A18 (iPhone 16e, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus)
VariantApple S9/S10 SiP (cut-down version that utilizes high efficiency cores from A16), Apple M3

The Apple A16 Bionic is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip developed by Apple Inc. and manufactured by TSMC. It is produced on 7 September 2022. It was used by iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 and 15 Plus and iPad 11th Generation. On 18 September 2024, Apple manufactured the chipset in Arizona TSMC Plant.[2]

Timeline of Apple silicon

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Apple U1Apple H1Apple W3Apple W2Apple W1Apple T2Apple T1Apple S7Apple S6Apple S5Apple S4Apple S3Apple S2Apple S1PApple S1Apple M1 UltraApple M1 MaxApple M1 ProApple M1Apple A15Apple A14Apple A13Apple A12ZApple A12XApple A12Apple A11Apple A10XApple A10Apple A9XApple A9Apple A8XApple A8Apple A7Apple A6XApple A6XApple A6Apple A5XApple A5Apple A4
Sources: Apple press release library,[3] Mactracker Apple Inc. model database[4]

References

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  1. "iPhone 14 Pro Max Chip ID". iFixit. September 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  2. Hardwick, Tim (2024-09-18). "Apple's A16 Chips Now Being Manufactured in Arizona TSMC Plant". MacRumors. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  3. Apple Inc., Apple press release library, Retrieved September 19, 2007.
  4. Mactracker (mactracker.ca), Apple Inc. model database, version as of July 26, 2007.