S8 vs S2

S8
S2
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
520MHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
S8
170 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR GX6240 S2
60 GFLOPS FP32
  • 2x faster vs S2
  • 50% slower vs S8
S8 - 12.8GB/s
x2
S2 - 6.4GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs S2
  • Same TDP vs S8
S8 - 2W
x1
S2 - 2W
x1
  • 2.83x faster vs S2
  • 65% slower vs S8
S8 - 170 GFLOPS FP32
x2.83
S2 - 60 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 9
Architecture
ARMv7k
Family
S Series
Family
S Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Codename
Thunder
Codename
Cortex-A7
Market Segment
Watch
Market Segment
Watch
Release Date
9/16/2022
Release Date
9/16/2016
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
Samsung
Node
N7P
Node
28nm
Die Size
Unknown
Die Size
Unknown
Transistor Count
3.5 Billion
Transistor Count
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
2 Cores
2 Cores
2 Threads
2 Threads
1.8GHz
520MHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
L1 Instruction
96KB/Core
6-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/Core
3-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L2
-
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
-
-
Channels
1
Channels
1
Max Memory
1GB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
32Bit
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
32Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
6.4GB/s
Bandwidth
6.4GB/s
TDP
2W
TDP
2W
No PCIe
No PCIe
S8
128 Shaders
675MHz
170 GFLOPS FP32
PowerVR GX6240 S2
64 Shaders
450MHz
60 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
2 Cores
-
2 TOPS FP16
-
No Cellular
No Cellular
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