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Apple A7 vs Apple A17 Pro

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 13 %
Apple A7
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple A17 Pro
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 9 %
Apple A7
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple A17 Pro
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Apple A7
Apple A7 13 %
2C / 2T · 1.40 GHz
278
Apple A17 Pro
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
2,140
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Apple A7
Apple A7 9 %
2C / 2T · 1.40 GHz
528
Apple A17 Pro
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
5,868
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple A7
Apple A7 5 %
PowerVR G6430
115
Apple A17 Pro
Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
2,147

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At a glance

Wischen
Apple A7Apple A17 Pro
FamilyApple A series (27)Apple A series (27)
CPU groupApple A7 (1)Apple A17 Pro (1)
ArchitectureA7Ibiza
Technology28 nm3 nm
SegmentSmartphone / TabletSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
PredecessorApple A6Apple A16 Bionic
SuccessorApple A8Apple A18 Pro

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen
Apple A7Apple A17 Pro
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 26 / 6
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 2x Cyclone
1.40 GHz
2x Ibiza P-Core
0.70 - 3.78 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 4x Ibiza E-Core
0.74 - 2.11 GHz
L2-Cache1.00 MB20.00 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB24.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Apple A7Apple A17 Pro
GPU namePowerVR G6430Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency0.45 GHz0.39 - 1.40 GHz
CUs / Shader16 / 12824 / 768
Raytracing
Max. displays21
Max. GPU Memory6 GB
Technology28 nm3 nm
Release dateQ3/2013Q3/2023

NPU AI performance

Wischen
Apple A7Apple A17 Pro
AI hardwareApple Neural Engine
AI specifications16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen
Apple A7Apple A17 Pro
MemoryLPDDR3-1333 (12.8 GB/s)
LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory1 GB8 GB
Memory channels11
ECCNoNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen
Apple A7Apple A17 Pro
TDP11 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen
Apple A7Apple A17 Pro
Chip designChipletChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsiOSiOS
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)Armv8.6-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ3/2013Q3/2023
Release price
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Apple A7
Apple A7
2C / 2T · 1.40 GHz
Apple A17 Pro
Apple A17 Pro
6C / 6T · 0.70 - 3.78 GHz

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