A5 (iPad) vs A6X

A5 (iPad)
A6X
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
10 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X
80 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
ARMv7-A
Architecture
Apple Silicon 1
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Codename
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Cortex-A9
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Codename
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A6X
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Swift
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Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
3/11/2011
Release Date
11/2/2012
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
45nm
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Node
32nm
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Die Size
122 mm²
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Die Size
123 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
Unknown
2 Cores
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2 Cores
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2 Threads
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2 Threads
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1GHz
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1.4GHz
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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
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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1MB Shared
16-way set associative
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L2
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1MB Shared
16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
1GB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
800MT/s
Clock
533MHz
Transfer Rate
1066MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
3.2GB/s
Bandwidth
6.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
4.3GB/s
Bandwidth
17.1GB/s
TDP
5W
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TDP
8W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
10 GFLOPS FP32
PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X
128 Shaders
300MHz
80 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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