Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs A9 (TSMC)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
A9 (TSMC)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.85GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
Adreno 750
2.77 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR GT7600 A9
250 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 2,130
52%
GB6S 655
16%
GB6M 6,545
25%
GB6M 995
4%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Kryo
Architecture
Apple Silicon 4
Family
8 Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
P-Core
Cortex-X4
M-Core
Cortex-A720
E-Core
Cortex-A520
Codename
Malta
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A9 TSMC
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Twister
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Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Mobile
Release Date
10/24/2023
Release Date
9/25/2015
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N4P
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Node
16FF
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Die Size
137 mm²
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Die Size
105 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
8 Cores
1 P-Cores
5 M-Cores
2 E-Cores
2 Cores
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8 Threads
1 P-Threads
5 M-Cores
2 E-Threads
2 Threads
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P-Core
3.3GHz
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1.85GHz
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M-Core
3.15GHz
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E-Core
2.27GHz
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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/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/M-Core
4-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/M-Core
4-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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512KB/M-Core
8-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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3MB Shared
12-way set associative
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L3
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12MB Shared
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12-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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4MB SLC Cache
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Channels
4
Channels
1
Max Memory
24GB
Max Memory
2GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
4800MHz
Transfer Rate
9600MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/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
Adreno 750
1536 Shaders
900MHz
2.77 TFLOPS FP32
PowerVR GT7600 A9
192 Shaders
650MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
Hexagon
No NPU
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45 TOPS INT8
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ISP
Spectra
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Modem
Qualcomm
X75
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 10000Mbps Download
Up to 3500Mbps Upload
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