Apple-designed processors
A series list

Apple-designed processors

Section Title: A series list
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Name	Model no.	Image	Semiconductor technology	Die size	Transistor count	CPU ISA	CPU	CPU cache	GPU	Memory technology	Introduced	Utilizing devices

APL0098	-	90 nm	72 mm2	ARMv6	412 MHz single-core ARM11	L1i: 16 KB L1d: 16 KB	PowerVR MBX Lite	16-bit Single-channel 133 MHz LPDDR (533 MB/s)	June 2007	iPhone (1st gen.) iPod Touch (1st gen.) iPhone 3G

APL0278	-	65 nm	36 mm2	ARMv6	412–533 MHz single-core ARM11	L1i: 16 KB L1d: 16 KB	PowerVR MBX Lite	32-bit Single-channel 133 MHz LPDDR (1066 MB/s)	September 2008	iPod Touch (2nd gen.) iPod Nano (4th gen.)

APL0298	-	65 nm	71.8 mm2	ARMv7	600 MHz single-core Cortex-A8	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 256 KB	PowerVR SGX535	32-bit Single-channel 200 MHz LPDDR (1.6 GB/s)	June 2009	iPhone 3GS

APL2298	-	45 nm	41.6 mm2	ARMv7	600–800 MHz single-core Cortex-A8	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 256 KB	PowerVR SGX535	32-bit Single-channel 200 MHz LPDDR (1.6 GB/s)	September 2009	iPod Touch (3rd gen.)

A4	APL0398	-	45 nm	53.3 mm2	ARMv7	0.8–1.0 GHz single-core Cortex-A8	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 512 KB	PowerVR SGX535	32-bit Dual-channel 200 MHz LPDDR (3.2 GB/s)	March 2010	iPad (1st gen.) iPhone 4 iPod Touch (4th gen.) Apple TV (2nd gen.)

A5	APL0498	-	45 nm	122.2 mm2	ARMv7	0.8–1.0 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 1 MB	PowerVR SGX543MP2 (dual-core) @ 200 MHz (12.8 GFLOPS)	32-bit Dual-channel 400 MHz LPDDR2-800 (6.4 GB/s)	March 2011	iPad 2 (iPad2,1; iPad2,2; iPad2,3) iPhone 4S

APL2498	-	32 nm HKMG	69.6 mm2	0.8–1.0 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 (one core locked in Apple TV)	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 1 MB	PowerVR SGX543MP2 (dual-core) @ 200 MHz (12.8 GFLOPS)	32-bit Dual-channel 400 MHz LPDDR2-800 (6.4 GB/s)	March 2012	Apple TV (3rd gen.) iPad 2 (iPad2,4) iPod Touch (5th gen.) iPad Mini (1st gen.)

APL7498	-	32 nm HKMG	37.8 mm2	Single-core Cortex-A9	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 1 MB	PowerVR SGX543MP2 (dual-core) @ 200 MHz (12.8 GFLOPS)	32-bit Dual-channel 400 MHz LPDDR2-800 (6.4 GB/s)	March 2013	Apple TV (3rd gen.) (AppleTV3,2)

A5X	APL5498	-	45 nm	165 mm2	ARMv7	1.0 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 1 MB	PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core) @ 200 MHz (25 GFLOPS)	32-bit Quad-channel 400 MHz LPDDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s)	March 2012	iPad (3rd gen.)

A6	APL0598	-	32 nm HKMG	96.71 mm2	ARMv7s	1.3 GHz dual-core Swift	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 1 MB	PowerVR SGX543MP3 (triple-core) @ 266 MHz (25.5 GFLOPS)	32-bit Dual-channel 533 MHz LPDDR2-1066 (8.528 GB/s)	September 2012	iPhone 5 iPhone 5C

A6X	APL5598	-	32 nm HKMG	123 mm2	ARMv7s	1.4 GHz dual-core Swift	L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 1 MB	PowerVR SGX554MP4 (quad-core) @ 266 MHz (68.1 GFLOPS)	32-bit Quad-channel 533 MHz LPDDR2-1066 (17.1 GB/s)	October 2012	iPad (4th gen.)

A7	APL0698	-	28 nm HKMG	102 mm2	≈1 billion	ARMv8-A	1.3 GHz dual-core Cyclone	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 1 MB L3: 4 MB (Inclusive)	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core) @ 450 MHz (115.2 GFLOPS)	64-bit Single-channel 800 MHz LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s)	September 2013	iPhone 5S iPad Mini 2 iPad Mini 3

APL5698	-	28 nm HKMG	102 mm2	≈1 billion	1.4 GHz dual-core Cyclone	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 1 MB L3: 4 MB (Inclusive)	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core) @ 450 MHz (115.2 GFLOPS)	64-bit Single-channel 800 MHz LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s)	October 2013	iPad Air (1st gen.)

A8	APL1011	-	20 nm (TSMC)	89 mm2	~2 billion	ARMv8-A	1.1–1.5 GHz dual-core Typhoon	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 1 MB L3: 4 MB (Inclusive)	PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core) @ ~533 MHz (136.5 GFLOPS)	64-bit Single-channel 800 MHz LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s)	September 2014	iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus iPod Touch (6th gen.) iPad Mini 4 Apple TV (4th gen.) HomePod

A8X	APL1012	-	20 nm (TSMC)	128 mm2	~3 billion	ARMv8-A	1.5 GHz triple-core Typhoon	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 2 MB L3: 4 MB (Inclusive)	PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core) @ ~450 MHz (230.4 GFLOPS)	64-bit Dual-channel 800 MHz LPDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)	October 2014	iPad Air 2

A9	APL0898	-	14 nm FinFET (Samsung)	96 mm2	>2 billion	ARMv8-A	1.85 GHz dual-core Twister	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: 4 MB (Victim)	PowerVR GT7600 (hexa-core) @ ~600 MHz (230.4 GFLOPS)	64-bit Single-channel 1600 MHz LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s)	September 2015	iPhone 6S iPhone 6S Plus iPhone SE iPad (2017)

APL1022	-	16 nm FinFET (TSMC)	104.5 mm2

A9X	APL1021	-	16 nm FinFET (TSMC)	143.9 mm2	>3 billion	ARMv8-A	2.16–2.26 GHz dual-core Twister	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: none	PowerVR 7XT Series (12-core) @ ~533 MHz (409.3 GFLOPS)	64-bit Dual-channel 1600 MHz LPDDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	November 2015	iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st gen.) iPad Pro (9.7-inch)

A10 Fusion	APL1W24	-	16 nm FinFET (TSMC)	125 mm2	3.3 billion	ARMv8-A	2.34 GHz quad-core (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: 4 MB	PowerVR GT7600 Plus (hexa-core) @ >650 MHz (>250 GFLOPS)	64-bit Single-channel 1600 MHz LPDDR4 (25.6 GB/s)	September 2016	iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus iPad (2018)

A10X Fusion	APL1071	-	10 nm FinFET (TSMC)	96.4 mm2	>4 billion	ARMv8-A	2.36 GHz hexa-core (3x Hurricane + 3x Zephyr)	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none	PowerVR GT7600 Plus (12-core)	64-bit Dual-channel 1600 MHz LPDDR4 (51.2 GB/s)	June 2017	iPad Pro (10.5-inch) iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd gen.) Apple TV 4K

A11 Bionic	APL1W72	-	10 nm FinFET (TSMC)	87.66 mm2	4.3 billion	ARMv8.2-A	2.39 GHz hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)	L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none	Apple Custom GPU (triple-core)	64-bit Single-channel 2133 MHz LPDDR4X (34.1 GB/s)	September 2017	iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus iPhone X

A12 Bionic	APL1W81	-	7 nm FinFET (TSMC)	83.27 mm2	6.9 billion	ARMv8.3-A	2.49 GHz hexa-core (2x Vortex + 4x Tempest)	L1i: 128 KB L1d: 128 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none	Apple Custom GPU (quad-core)	64-bit Single-channel 2133 MHz LPDDR4X (34.1 GB/s)	September 2018	iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPhone XR iPad Air (2019) iPad Mini (2019)

A12X Bionic	APL1083	-	7 nm FinFET (TSMC)	≈135 mm2	10 billion	ARMv8.3-A	2.49 GHz octa-core (4x Vortex + 4x Tempest)	L1i: 128 KB L1d: 128 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none	Apple Custom GPU (hepta-core)	64-bit Dual-channel 2133 MHz LPDDR4X (68.2 GB/s)	October 2018	iPad Pro (11.0-inch) iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd gen.)

Sentence(s)

Apple-designed processors appeared in the 11.0" iPad Pro and the third generation of the 12.9" iPad Pro, which were both announced on October 2018.

final_sentence: Apple-designed processors appeared in the 11.0" iPad Pro and the third generation of the 12.9" iPad Pro, which were both announced on October 2018.