Apple A6 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Apple A6 has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Apple A series series. The processor was released in Q3/2012.
| Name: | Apple A6 |
|---|---|
| Family: | Apple A series (22) |
| CPU group: | Apple A6/A6X (2) |
| Architecture: | A6 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Predecessor: | Apple A5 |
| Successor: | Apple A7 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Apple A6 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A6 is 1.30 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 2 / 2 |
|---|---|
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 2x Swift |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
|---|---|
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 1.30 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | -- |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | -- |
Internal Graphics
The Apple A6 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple A6 uses the PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores), which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) |
|---|---|
| GPU frequency: | 0.27 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Compute units: | 6 |
| Shader: | 48 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q3/2012 |
| Max. displays: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Generation: | -- |
| Direct X: | 10 |
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | -- |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 1 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
|---|---|
| LPDDR2-1066 | 8.5 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 1 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is . The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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|---|---|
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Apple A6 is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 1.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 32 nm |
|---|---|
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | 1.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | -- |
| AES-NI: | No |
| Operating systems: | iOS |
| Virtualization: | None |
|---|---|
| Instruction set (ISA): | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | -- |
| Release date: | Q3/2012 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | APL 0598 |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
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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.
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