Iphone 12 could have the power of a macbook pro 15

With reports coming in that TSMC plans to start mass production of the 5nm EUV FinFET chips in the second quarter of 2020, it is almost a fact that the Apple A14 Bionic that powers the next line of iPhone 12 will be made in this node. However, what kind of performance improvement should we expect from it? A detailed analysis provides some answer to this question.

iPhone 12 would have the power of a MacBook Pro thanks to the A14 Bionic chip at 5 nm

According to estimates, Apple's A14 could achieve results similar to those of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with an Intel 6-core CPU in synthetic benchmarks.

If MacWorld's latest Jason Cross review is believed, the iPhone 12's A14 could be as powerful as a 6-core processor that powers the 15-inch MacBook Pro. This may also mean that the A14 could be more capable than the 2018 iPad Pro's A12X Bionic, which almost matches the scores of the 6-core processor that runs on the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro.

Cross claims that the jump from 7nm to 5nm architecture might not seem like much, but it is going to be a huge leap in terms of performance and efficiency metrics. He claims that, if we follow TSMC's claims, the improved transistor density offered by the 5nm node could result in future chipsets eventually offering up to 15 billion transistors. This would translate into performance increases in the multicore test categories.

The A14 can achieve around 4500 points in the Geekbench 5 multi-core test results. However, including Apple's architectural changes and possibly higher clock speeds, we could see the new silicon score 5, 000 points. In comparison, the Snapdragon 865 on the Galaxy S20 scores about 3, 000 points.

If we add to all this the 6 GB of RAM that is rumored to have the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, we will have at our disposal one of the most powerful smartphones, which could increase gaming performance by up to 50%. We will keep you informed.

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