A8X vs A5X

A8X
A5X
3 Cores
3 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
230 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
30 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 445
11%
GB6S 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
Apple Silicon 3
Architecture
ARMv7-A
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Codename
Capri
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A8X
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Typhoon
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Codename
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Cortex-A9
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Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
10/22/2014
Release Date
3/16/2012
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
20nm
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Node
45nm
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Die Size
128 mm²
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Die Size
165 mm²
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Transistor Count
3 Billion
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
Unknown
3 Cores
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2 Cores
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3 Threads
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2 Threads
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1.5GHz
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1GHz
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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
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/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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2MB Shared
16-way set associative
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L2
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1MB Shared
16-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
2GB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
3.2GB/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
TDP
8W
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TDP
10W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
256 Shaders
450MHz
230 GFLOPS FP32
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
64 Shaders
200MHz
30 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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