Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs Apple A16 (iPad) Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 4 Threads -	5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz
TDP 2W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 5.3GB/s DDR3·DDR3L·LPDDR3	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU Mali-450 MP4 600MHz	iGPU 4-Core A16
Peak·FP32·FP16 19.2 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 361	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Atom x3-C3230RK130

x1

A16 (iPad)2,586

x19.89

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Core Config

4 Cores 4P -	5 Cores 2P 3E
4 Threads 4P -	5 Threads 2P 3E

Clocks

Base Clock -	Base Clock 3.44GHz
Boost Clock 1.1GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 24KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 1MB P shared -	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 24MB

Memory

Type DDR3·DDR3L·LPDDR3	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 2GB	Max Memory 8GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 1
Bus Width 32-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 1333MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 5.3GB/s	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1333MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 5.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 2W	TDP 5W
Max Operating Temp 85°C Max	Max Operating Temp -

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Mali-450 MP4 600MHz	iGPU 4-Core A16
Shaders 16	Shaders 512
Boost Clock 600MHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 19.2 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model H15 Themis
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.06GHz
Performance -	Performance 17 TOPSFP16

Cellular

Modem Model Atom 3G	Modem Model -
Peak Down Up to 7.2Mbps	Peak Down -
Peak Up Up to 5.8Mbps	Peak Up -

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Silvermont	Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A
Family Atom	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename SoFIA - - -	Codename Crete A16Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 2, 2015	Release Date Mar 4, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 28nm	Fabrication Node N4P
Die Size -	Die Size 115mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 16 Billion
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²

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Tablets -

Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)

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