A16 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Microsoft SQ2
A16 (iPad)
Qualcomm Microsoft SQ2
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5 Cores
5 Threads
3.44GHz Clock
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8 Cores
8 Threads
3.15GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
Unknown
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iGPU
4-Core A16
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
Adreno 690
2.09 TFLOPS FP32
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A16 (iPad) - 51.2GB/s
x1
Microsoft SQ2 - 68.3GB/s
x1.33
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A16 (iPad) - 1.43 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Microsoft SQ2 - 2.09 TFLOPS FP32
x1.46
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A16 (iPad) - 17 TOPS FP16
x2.43
Microsoft SQ2 - 7 TOPS
x1
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Qualcomm
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 12
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Architecture
Kryo 495
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Family
A Series
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Family
SQ Series
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Codename
Crete
A16
P-Core
Everest
E-Core
Sawtooth
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Codename
-
Microsoft SQ2
P-Core
Cortex-A76
E-Core
Cortex-A55
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Market Segment
Mobile
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Market Segment
Tablet
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Release Date
3/4/2025
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Release Date
10/1/2020
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N4P
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Node
N7
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Die Size
115 mm²
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Die Size
Unknown
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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5 Cores
2 P-Cores
3 E-Cores
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8 Cores
4 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
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5 Threads
2 P-Threads
3 E-Threads
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
4 E-Threads
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P-Core
3.44GHz
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P-Core
3.15GHz
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E-Core
2.02GHz
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E-Core
2.42GHz
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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
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L2
-
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
512KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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-
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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-
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-
-
-
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L3
2MB Shared
16-way set associative
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24MB SLC Cache
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3MB SLC Cache
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Channels
1
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Channels
8
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Max Memory
8GB
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Max Memory
16GB
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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
16Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
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Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
8.5GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
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TDP
5W
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TDP
Unknown
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Included Cooler
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Included Cooler
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No PCIe
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No PCIe
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4-Core A16
512 Shaders
1398MHz
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
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Adreno 690
1536 Shaders
680MHz
2.09 TFLOPS FP32
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-
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Hexagon 690
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16 Cores
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-
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17 TOPS FP16
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7 TOPS
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-
-
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ISP
Spectra 390 (192 MP single camera /
22 MP at 30fps dual camera with MFNR/ZSL)
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No Cellular
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Modem
Qualcomm
X24
4G
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Speed
Up to 2000Mbps Download
Up to 316Mbps Upload
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