Apple S3

S3

Apple S4

S4

Apple S3 vs Apple S4 Full Specs

2 Cores
2 Threads
780MHz
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.59GHz
TDP
2W
TDP
2W
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
LPDDR4
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
LPDDR4
iGPU
iGPU
··
57.6 GFLOPSFP16
··
71.94 GFLOPSFP16

S3S312.8GB/s
x1
S4S412.8GB/s
x1

2 Cores
2 Cores
2 Threads
2 Threads

Base Clock
780MHz
Base Clock
1.59GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked

L1i
32KB
L1i
32KB
L1d
32KB
L1d
32KB
L2
512KB
L2
2MB shared
SLC Cache
-
SLC Cache
1MB

Type
LPDDR4
Type
LPDDR4
Max Memory
768MB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
No
ECC
No
Channels
1
Channels
1
Bus Width
32-bit
Bus Width
32-bit
Speed
3200MT/s
Speed
3200MT/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
··
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
··
12.8GB/s

TDP
2W
TDP
2W

iGPU
iGPU
Shaders
32
Shaders
64
Boost Clock
450MHz
Boost Clock
562MHz
··
57.6 GFLOPSFP16
··
71.94 GFLOPSFP16

NPU Model
-
NPU Model
H11 Mercury
NPU Cores
-
NPU Cores
2
Performance
-
Performance
1.3 TOPSFP16

Modem Model
X7
Modem Model
-
Peak Down
Up to 300Mbps
Peak Down
-
Peak Up
Up to 50Mbps
Peak Up
-

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ISA
AArch32
ISA
AArch64
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
S3  branding
Branding
S4  branding
Codename
Cortex-A7P-Core
Codename
TempestP-Core
Market Segment
Smartwatch
Market Segment
Smartwatch
Release Date
Sep 22, 2017
Release Date
Sep 21, 2018
Part Number
APL S3
Part Number
APL S4

Foundry
Samsung
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
N7
Die Size
34mm²
Die Size
38mm²
Transistor Count
338M
Transistor Count
-
Transistor Density
10 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
-