A8 vs Snapdragon 820

A8
Snapdragon 820
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.15GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR GX6450 A8
iGPU
Adreno 530+
GB6S 410
11%
GB6S 300
8%
GB6M 600
3%
GB6M 730
3%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23M - N/A
0%
CB23M - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Architecture
Apple Silicon 3
Architecture
Kryo
Family
A Series
Family
8 Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
ARMv8.0-A
Instruction Set (ISA)
ARMv8.0-A
Codename
Fiji
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A8
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Typhoon
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Codename
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Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Mobile
Release Date
9/19/2014
Release Date
9/15/2015
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
20nm
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Node
14LPP
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Die Size
89 mm²
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Die Size
Unknown
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Transistor Count
2 Billion
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
Unknown
2 Cores
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4 Cores
2 P-Cores
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2 E-Cores
2 Threads
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4 Threads
2 P-Threads
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2 E-Threads
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1.4GHz
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P-Core
2.15GHz
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E-Core
1.6GHz
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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/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L2
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1MB Shared
16-way set associative
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L2
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1MB Shared
8-way set associative
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0.5MB Shared (E-Core)
8-way set associative
L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
1
Channels
4
Max Memory
1GB
Max Memory
8GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
1866MHz
Transfer Rate
3733MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
7.5GB/s
Bandwidth
29.9GB/s
TDP
5W
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TDP
5W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR GX6450 A8
128 Shaders
533MHz
Adreno 530+
256 Shaders
624MHz
No NPU
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Hexagon 680
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1000.0MHz
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ISP
Spectra (Up to 28 MP camera / 13 MP dual)
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X12
4G
Speed
Up to 600Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
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