Apple A5 (iPad) vs Apple A5X Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 2 Threads 1GHz	2 Cores 2 Threads 1GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 10W
Bandwidth 6.4GB/s LPDDR2	Bandwidth 12.8GB/s LPDDR2
iGPU PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5	iGPU PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
Peak·FP32·FP16 17.02 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 42.62 GFLOPSFP32

Highlights

Max Bandwidth

Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 TDP

A5 (iPad)6.4GB/s

x1

A5X12.8GB/s

x2.00

Core Config

2 Cores	2 Cores
2 Threads	2 Threads

Clocks

Base Clock 1GHz	Base Clock 1GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB	L1i 32KB
L1d 32KB	L1d 32KB
L2 1MB shared	L2 1MB shared

Memory

Type LPDDR2	Type LPDDR2
Max Memory 512MB	Max Memory 1GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 4
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 800MT/s	Speed 800MT/s
Bandwidth 6.4GB/s	Bandwidth 12.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 6.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 12.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP 10W

iGPU

iGPU PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5	iGPU PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
Shaders 32	Shaders 64
Boost Clock 266MHz	Boost Clock 333MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 17.02 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 42.62 GFLOPSFP32

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch32	ISA AArch32
Architecture ARMv7-A	Architecture ARMv7-A
Family A Series	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename A5 Cortex-A9P-Core	Codename A5X Cortex-A9P-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 11, 2011	Release Date Mar 16, 2012

Fabrication

Foundry Samsung	Foundry Samsung
Fabrication Node 45nm	Fabrication Node 45nm
Die Size 122mm²	Die Size 165mm²

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Used In

Tablets iPad 2(A5, Early 2011)iPad mini(A5, Late 2012)

Tablets iPad 3(A5X, Early 2012)

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