A9 (Samsung) vs NVIDIA Tegra 3

A9 (Samsung)
NVIDIA Tegra 3
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.85GHz Clock
5 Cores
5 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR GT7600 A9
250 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
Tegra 3
10 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 645
16%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M 965
4%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Apple Silicon 4
Architecture
ARMv7
Family
A Series
Family
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Codename
Maui
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A9 Samsung
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Twister
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Codename
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P-Core
Cortex-A9
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E-Core
Cortex-A9
Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
9/25/2015
Release Date
11/1/2011
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
14LPP
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Node
40nm LPG
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Die Size
96 mm²
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Die Size
Unknown
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Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
Unknown
2 Cores
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5 Cores
1 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
2 Threads
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5 Threads
1 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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1.85GHz
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P-Core
1.5GHz
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E-Core
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
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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3MB Shared
12-way set associative
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L2
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1MB Shared
8-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
1
Channels
1
Max Memory
2GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
32Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
750MHz
Transfer Rate
1500MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
6.0GB/s
Bandwidth
6.0GB/s
TDP
5W
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TDP
Unknown
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR GT7600 A9
192 Shaders
650MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
Tegra 3
8 Shaders
520MHz
10 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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