Below are the basic specifications of the Apple A6 processor developed on the A6 architecture. The serial production start date Q3/2012, the technological process 32 nm, the clock frequency 1.30 GHz. The CPU has 2 / 2 cores, overclocked clock speed (no data).
Before choosing a CPU, check the socket type of the motherboard, the form factor of the RAM modules and the power of the power supply.
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Overview of the Apple A6 processor, its main characteristics and performance in synthetic tests. You can compare two processors and choose the best one by evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each.
CPU generation and family
Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.
| Name: | Apple A6 | Segment: | Mobile | |
| CPU group: | Apple A6/A6X | |||
| Family: | Apple A series | Generation: | 6 | |
| Predecessor: | Apple A5 | Successor: | Apple A7 | |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
Characteristics affecting directly the performance of the processor. Operating frequency and frequency in turbo mode, overclocking, hypertrading number of cores and threads. The more the better.
| Frequency: | 1.30 GHz | Overclocking: | No | |
| Core architecture: | normal | |||
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 2 / 2 | |||
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No | |||
| Cores: | 2x Swift | |||
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | -- | |||
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | -- | |||
Internal Graphics
The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better.
| GPU name: | PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) | |||
| GPU frequency: | 0.27 GHz | GPU (Turbo): | No turbo | |
| Execution units: | 6 | Shader: | 48 | |
| Max. displays: | 1 | Technology: | 32 nm | |
| Release date: | Q3/2012 | Max. GPU Memory: | -- | |
| Direct X: | 10 | |||
Hardware codec support
Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor.
| h264: | No | |||
| JPEG: | No | |||
| VP8: | No | |||
| VP9: | No | |||
| VC-1: | No | |||
| AVC: | No | |||
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No | |||
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No | |||
| AV1: | No | |||
Memory & PCIe
The interfaces and standards of RAM that the Apple A6 processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.
| Memory type: | LPDDR2-1066 | Max. Memory: | 1 GB | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) | ECC: | No | |
| Bandwidth: | 8.5 GB/s | |||
| PCIe: | -- | |||
| AES-NI: | No | |||
Thermal Management
TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.
| Tjunction max.: | -- | TDP up: | -- | |
| TDP down: | -- | TDP (PL2): | -- |
Technical details
Key processor parameters. Pay attention to the manufacturing process technology (measured in nanometers), second and third level cache (L2, L3), socket.
| L3-Cache: | -- | Technology: | 32 nm | |
| Architecture: | A6 | Virtualization: | None | |
| Socket: | -- | Release date: | Q3/2012 | |
| Instruction set (ISA): | ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) | L2-Cache: | 1.00 MB | |
| Part Number: | APL 0598 | |||
| Chip design: | Chiplet | |||
| Operating systems: | iOS | |||
| Release price: | -- | |||
| Documents: | -- | |||
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