M2 (8C9G-FL) vs A4 (iPad)

M2 (8C9G-FL)
A4 (iPad)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
9-Core M2-FL
3.22 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
0 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 2,500
62%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M 9,525
36%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S 1,590
61%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M 8,000
19%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
Architecture
ARMv7-A
Family
M Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Codename
Staten
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M2
P-Core
Avalanche
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E-Core
Blizzard
Codename
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Cortex-A8
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Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
5/7/2024
Release Date
4/3/2010
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
N5P
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Node
45nm
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Die Size
155 mm²
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Die Size
53 mm²
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Transistor Count
20 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
1 Core
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
1 Thread
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P-Core
3.49GHz
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1GHz
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E-Core
2.42GHz
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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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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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8MB SLC Cache
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
24GB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
200MHz
Transfer Rate
400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
1.6GB/s
Bandwidth
3.2GB/s
TDP
15W
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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
9-Core M2-FL
1152 Shaders
1398MHz
3.22 TFLOPS FP32
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
0 GFLOPS FP32
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No NPU
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16 Cores
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15.8 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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