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Apple A8 vs Apple A7
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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
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Specifications
At a glance
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Apple A8 | Apple A7 |
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| Family | Apple A series (27) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Apple A8/A8X (2) | Apple A7 (1) |
| Architecture | A8 | A7 |
| Technology | 20 nm | 28 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A7 | Apple A6 |
| Successor | Apple A9 | Apple A8 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple A8 | Apple A7 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x Typhoon | 2x Cyclone |
| Frequency: | 1.50 GHz | 1.40 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | 1.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple A8 | Apple A7 |
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| GPU name | Apple A8 | PowerVR G6430 |
| GPU frequency | 0.53 GHz | 0.45 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 128 | 16 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | |
| Technology | 20 nm | 28 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q3/2013 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple A8 | Apple A7 |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple A8 | Apple A7 |
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| Memory | LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s) | LPDDR3-1333 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Apple A8 | Apple A7 |
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| TDP | 5 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Apple A8 | Apple A7 |
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| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | iOS | iOS |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q3/2013 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
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