A9X vs A7 (iPad)

A9X
A7 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.26GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR GT7850 A9X
500 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR G6430 A7
120 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 760
19%
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 4
Architecture
Apple Silicon 2
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Elba
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A9X
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Twister
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Codename
Alcatraz
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A7
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Cyclone
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Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
11/11/2015
Release Date
11/1/2013
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
16FF+
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Node
28nm
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Die Size
144 mm²
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Die Size
102 mm²
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Transistor Count
3.5 Billion
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Transistor Count
1 Billion
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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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2.26GHz
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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
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/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
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
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
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
TDP
8W
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TDP
6W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR GT7850 A9X
384 Shaders
650MHz
500 GFLOPS FP32
PowerVR G6430 A7
128 Shaders
450MHz
120 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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