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Apple A4 vs Apple A5

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Released
Q1/2011
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Which one of the central processing units is better: Apple A4 or Apple A5? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The Apple A4 has cores and threads with maximum working frequency of . The Apple A4 was released on Q2/2010.

The Apple A5 has cores with threads and of frequency. The Apple A5 was released on Q1/2011.

Differences
Reasons to consider
Apple A5
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  • Higher clock speed
    1.00 GHz left arrow 0.80 GHz
    Around -25% better clock speed
Reasons to consider
Apple A4
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Performance tests
Real tests Apple A5 vs Apple A4
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
Apple A5 Apple A5
Apple A4 Apple A4
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Apple A5 and Apple A4 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    Apple A5 left arrow Apple A4
  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Apple A series
  • CPU group
    Apple A5/A5X left arrow Apple A4
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 4
  • Successor
    Apple A6 left arrow --
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Apple A5 vs Apple A4 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    2 / 2 left arrow 1 / 1
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Cores
    2x Cortex-A9 left arrow 1x Cortex-A8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Frequency
    1.00 GHz left arrow 0.80 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    -- left arrow 1.00 GHz
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A5 and Apple A4 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) left arrow PowerVR SGX535
  • GPU frequency
    0.20 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 2
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Direct X
    10 left arrow 10.1
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 65nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2012 left arrow Q4/2007
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A5 and Apple A4. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Apple A5 and Apple A4 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR2-800 left arrow LPDDR2-800
  • Max. Memory
    1 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 1 (Single Channel)
  • Bandwidth
    6.4 GB/s left arrow --
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A5 or Apple A4? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A5 and Apple A4 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow Chiplet
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • L2-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 0.51 MB
  • Architecture
    A5 left arrow A4
  • Operating systems
    iOS left arrow iOS
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) left arrow ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q2/2010
  • Part Number
    APL 0498 left arrow --
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