A8X vs A7

A8X
A7
3 Cores
3 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
230 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR G6430 A7
120 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
Apple Silicon 2
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Capri
-
A8X
-
Typhoon
-
-
-
-
Codename
Alcatraz
-
A7
-
Cyclone
-
-
-
-
Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Mobile
Release Date
10/22/2014
Release Date
9/20/2013
Foundry
TSMC
-
-
-
Foundry
Samsung
-
-
-
Node
20nm
-
-
-
Node
28nm
-
-
-
Die Size
128 mm²
-
-
-
Die Size
102 mm²
-
-
-
Transistor Count
3 Billion
-
-
-
Transistor Count
1 Billion
-
-
-
Unknown
Unknown
3 Cores
-
-
-
2 Cores
-
-
-
3 Threads
-
-
-
2 Threads
-
-
-
-
1.5GHz
-
-
-
1.3GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Overclocking
Locked
-
-
-
Overclocking
Locked
-
-
-
Integrated Chipset
-
Integrated Chipset
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
L0 Instruction
-
-
L0 Instruction
-
-
L0 Data
-
-
L0 Data
-
-
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
-
-
-
-
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
-
-
-
-
L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
-
-
-
-
L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
-
-
-
-
L2
-
-
2MB Shared
16-way set associative
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
L2
-
-
1MB Shared
16-way set associative
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
L3
-
4MB Shared
-
16-way set associative
-
-
-
-
-
L3
-
4MB Shared
-
16-way set associative
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Channels
2
Channels
1
Max Memory
2GB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
TDP
8W
-
-
-
TDP
5W
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
256 Shaders
450MHz
230 GFLOPS FP32
PowerVR G6430 A7
128 Shaders
450MHz
120 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
-
No NPU
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
No Cellular
No Cellular
Change Comparison