Apple A7 vs Apple A6X Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 2 Threads 1.3GHz	2 Cores 2 Threads 1.4GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 8W
Bandwidth 12.8GB/s LPDDR3	Bandwidth 17.1GB/s LPDDR2
iGPU PowerVR G6430 A7	iGPU PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X
Peak·FP32·FP16 192 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 76.8 GFLOPSFP32

Highlights

Max Bandwidth

Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 TDP

A712.8GB/s

x1

A6X17.1GB/s

x1.34

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Core Config

2 Cores	2 Cores
2 Threads	2 Threads

Clocks

Base Clock 1.3GHz	Base Clock 1.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB	L1i 32KB
L1d 64KB	L1d 32KB
L2 1MB shared	L2 1MB shared
L3 4MB	L3 -

Memory

Type LPDDR3	Type LPDDR2
Max Memory 1GB	Max Memory 1GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 4
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 1600MT/s	Speed 1066MT/s
Bandwidth 12.8GB/s	Bandwidth 17.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1600MT/s UC·Spec·OC 12.8GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1066MT/s UC·Spec·OC 17.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP 8W

iGPU

iGPU PowerVR G6430 A7	iGPU PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X
Shaders 128	Shaders 128
Boost Clock 375MHz	Boost Clock 300MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 192 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 76.8 GFLOPSFP32

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch32
Architecture Apple Silicon 2ARMv8.0-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 1ARMv7s
Family A Series	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Alcatraz A7Variant CycloneP-Core	Codename Bali-X A6XVariant SwiftP-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Sep 20, 2013	Release Date Nov 2, 2012

Fabrication

Foundry Samsung	Foundry Samsung
Fabrication Node 28nm	Fabrication Node 32nm
Die Size 102mm²	Die Size 123mm²
Transistor Count 1B	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 10 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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