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Apple A6 processor Apple A7 processor

Common

manufacturerSamsung Samsung

Product code S5L8950X S5L8960X

Semiconductor

Technology

32 nm HKMG (High-Metal Gate) 28 nm HKMG (High-Metal Gate)

Die Size96.71mm

2102mm

2

Max. CPU Clock

Rate

1.3 GHz 1.3 GHz

CPUARMv7s ARMv8

Micro Architecture1.3 GHz dual-core Swift 1.3 GHz dual-core Cyclone

No. of Cores2 2

L1 cache32 KB instruction + 32 KB data Per core: 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data

L2 cache1 MB 1 MB shared

GPUPowerVR SGX543MP3(tri-core) @ 266MHz PowerVR G6430 (four cluster)

ApplicationMobile Mobile

PredecessorApple A5 Apple A6

SuccessorApple A7 --

Variant Apple A6X--

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Summary:

Apple A6 Processor Apple A7 Processor

A6 is a package on package (PoP) 64-bit system

on a chip (SoC)

Introduced on September 12, 2012, Used withIphone 5.

Speed and graphics power is double of A5.

Speed of 1.3 GHz custom designed ARMv7based Dual core CPU called Swift

The Swift core in the A6 uses a new tweakedinstruction set, ARMv7s,

Having 3 FPUS 1 GB of LPDDR2-1066 RAM.

Having a upgraded ISP unit providing animprovement to image capturing, Low light

performance, Noise reduction and videostabilization.

The A6 is manufactured by Samsung on a High-metal gate (HKMG) 32 nm process and the

chip is 96.71 mm2large, which is 22% smallerthan the A5. The A6 also consumes less power

than its predecessor A5.

A7 is a package on package (PoP) 64-

bit system on a chip (SoC)

Introduced on September 10, 2013, Used withIphone 5S.

Speed and Graphics Power is double of A6.

World First Arm based 64 Bit Processor. Speed of 1.3 GHz ARMV7 Dual core CPU

called as Cyclone Four cluster GPU Configuration

ARMv8 instructions Sets are used hen edoubling the number of registers as compared

to A6. Having 31 General purpose Registers (GPR)

with 64 bit wide. 32 Floating point Registers(FPR) with 128 bit

wide Having 64 KB of data latch, 64 Kb of

Instruction Set Latch and also 1MB of Sharedlatch L2.

1 GB of LPDDR3 DRAM on package itselfwith 64 bit memory interface.

Having a upgraded ISP (similar to A6) unitproviding an improvement to image capturing,

Low light performance, Noise reduction and

video stabilization Designed By Apple Inc, manufactured by

Samsung Electronics

The A7 is manufactured by Samsung ona High-Metal Gate (HKMG) 28 nm

process and the chip includes over 1 billiontransistors on a die 102 mm

2in size