Apple A5 vs Apple A6
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| Apple A5 | Apple A6 | |
CPU comparisonApple A5 or Apple A6 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Apple A5 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple A5 was released in Q1/2011. The Apple A6 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A6 was released in Q3/2012. |
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| Apple A series (22) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Apple A5/A5X (2) | CPU group | Apple A6/A6X (2) |
| 5 | Generation | 6 |
| A5 | Architecture | A6 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A5 |
| Apple A6 | Successor | Apple A7 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A5 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The Apple A6 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. |
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| Apple A5 | Characteristic | Apple A6 |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.30 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) | GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) |
| 0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.27 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| 32 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 4 | Compute units | 6 |
| 32 | Shader | 48 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 10 | DirectX Version | 10 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) | GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple A5 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A6 can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Apple A5 | Characteristic | Apple A6 |
| LPDDR2-800 | Memory | LPDDR2-1066 |
| 1 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 6.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 8.5 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A5 has a TDP of --, that of the Apple A6 is --. |
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| Apple A5 | Characteristic | Apple A6 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A5 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Apple A6 cache has a total of 1.00 MB. |
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| Apple A5 | Characteristic | Apple A6 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv7-A (32 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| iOS | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q1/2011 | Release date | Q3/2012 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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