M1 (8C8G-FL) vs A5 (iPad)

M1 (8C8G-FL)
A5 (iPad)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
8-Core M1-FL
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
10 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 2,380
59%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M 7,935
30%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S 1,500
58%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M 6,420
15%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 10
Architecture
ARMv7-A
Family
M Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Codename
Tonga
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M1
P-Core
Firestorm
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E-Core
Icestorm
Codename
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Cortex-A9
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Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
11/10/2020
Release Date
3/11/2011
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
N5
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Node
45nm
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Die Size
120 mm²
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Die Size
122 mm²
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
Unknown
8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
2 Cores
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
2 Threads
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P-Core
3.2GHz
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1GHz
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E-Core
2.06GHz
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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
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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12MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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1MB Shared
16-way set associative
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8MB SLC Cache
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
3.2GB/s
Bandwidth
6.4GB/s
TDP
10W
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TDP
5W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
No PCIe
8-Core M1-FL
1024 Shaders
1278MHz
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
10 GFLOPS FP32
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No NPU
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16 Cores
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11 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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