A15 Bionic (iPad) vs A12Z Bionic
A15 Bionic (iPad)
A12Z Bionic
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6 Cores
6 Threads
2.93GHz Clock
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8 Cores
8 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
Unknown
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iGPU
5-Core A15
1.71 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
8-Core A12Z
1.15 TFLOPS FP32
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GB6S 2,155
53%
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GB6S 1,345
33%
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GB6M 5,590
21%
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GB6M 4,785
18%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 8
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Family
A Series
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Family
A Series
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Codename
Ellis
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A15
P-Core
Avalanche
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E-Core
Blizzard
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Codename
Aruba
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A12Z
P-Core
Vortex
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E-Core
Tempest
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Market Segment
Tablet
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Market Segment
Tablet
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Release Date
9/24/2021
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Release Date
3/25/2020
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N5P
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Node
N7
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Die Size
108 mm²
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Die Size
135 mm²
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Transistor Count
15 Billion
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Transistor Count
10 Billion
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-
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Unknown
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Unknown
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6 Cores
2 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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6 Threads
2 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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P-Core
2.93GHz
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P-Core
2.49GHz
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E-Core
2.02GHz
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E-Core
1.59GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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12MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
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8MB Shared
16-way set associative
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2MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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32MB SLC Cache
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8MB SLC Cache
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Channels
1
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Channels
2
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Max Memory
4GB
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Max Memory
6GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
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Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
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TDP
5W
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TDP
8W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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No PCIe
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No PCIe
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5-Core A15
640 Shaders
1338MHz
1.71 TFLOPS FP32
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8-Core A12Z
512 Shaders
1125MHz
1.15 TFLOPS FP32
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16 Cores
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8 Cores
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15.8 TOPS FP16
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5 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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