A16 (iPad) vs M1 (8C8G-FL)

A16 (iPad)
M1 (8C8G-FL)
5 Cores
5 Threads
3.44GHz Clock
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
4-Core A16
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
8-Core M1-FL
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S 2,380
59%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M 7,935
30%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S 1,500
58%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M 6,420
15%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 12
Architecture
Apple Silicon 10
Family
A Series
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Crete
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A16
P-Core
Everest
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E-Core
Sawtooth
Codename
Tonga
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M1
P-Core
Firestorm
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E-Core
Icestorm
Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
3/4/2025
Release Date
11/10/2020
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N4P
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Node
N5
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Die Size
115 mm²
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Die Size
120 mm²
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
5 Cores
2 P-Cores
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3 E-Cores
8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
5 Threads
2 P-Threads
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3 E-Threads
8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
3.44GHz
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P-Core
3.2GHz
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E-Core
2.02GHz
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E-Core
2.06GHz
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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
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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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24MB SLC Cache
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8MB SLC Cache
Channels
1
Channels
2
Max Memory
8GB
Max Memory
16GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
TDP
5W
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TDP
10W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
4-Core A16
512 Shaders
1398MHz
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
8-Core M1-FL
1024 Shaders
1278MHz
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
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16 Cores
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16 Cores
17 TOPS FP16
11 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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