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Typhoon · Apple
This CPU was so fast that it was coming close to Intel Core 2 Duo processors from year 2006.
Core 2 Duo, even in 2014, had enough performance oomph to push most common desktop workloads, websites, and video.
At this generation I figured out, that it may be possible to build a desktop PC using mobile chips from an iPhone, and expect relatively 'okay-ish' performance for office and web tasks.
This dream came true with the Apple M1 triumph in 2020, 6 years later!
Apple A8X, a variant with triple-core design was used in iPad Air 2.
2 result(s) recorded for this family.
Flagship: Apple A8 / iPhone 6
ST score/GHz: 594 · MT score/Watt: 338
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 2014 |
| Arch Generation | 8 |
| Architecture / Codename | Typhoon |
| Cores / Threads | 2/2 (3/3 for Apple A8X) |
| Technology Node | 20 nm |
| Die Size | 89 mm^2 |
| Transistors | ~2 billion |
| Frequency | 1400 MHz |
| Instructions | 64 KB + 64 KB |
| TDP | ~5? Watts |
| Cache L2 | 1 MB |
| Cache L3 | 4 MB |
| Cache | 5 MB |
| Memory Type | ? |
| Memory Bandwidth | ? |
| Memory Size Max | ? |