Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Apple A16 (iPad) Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 4 Threads 1.6GHz	5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz
TDP 2.17W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR3	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU HD 600MHz Gen 8	iGPU 4-Core A16
Peak·FP32·FP16 307.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1380	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Atom x7-Z8700215

x1

A16 (iPad)2,586

x12.03

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 1.6GHz	Base Clock 3.44GHz
Boost Clock 2.4GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 24KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 2MB P shared -	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 24MB

Memory

Type LPDDR3	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 8GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 1
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 1600MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 2.17W	TDP 5W
cTDP-down 2W	cTDP-down -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 2.0 x2 1GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU HD 600MHz Gen 8	iGPU 4-Core A16
Shaders 128	Shaders 512
Boost Clock 600MHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 307.2 GFLOPSFP16	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

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Airmont	Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A
Family Atom	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Cherry Trail-T CherryviewDie - - -	Codename Crete - A16Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 1, 2015	Release Date Mar 4, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 14nm	Fabrication Node N4P
Die Size 87mm²	Die Size 115mm²
Transistor Count 1.3 Billion	Transistor Count 16 Billion
Transistor Density 15 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Tablets Surface 3(Intel Atom, Mid 2015)

Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)

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