Apple A6 - CPU Specs

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Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Apple A6/A6X
Family
Apple A series
Generation
6
Name
Apple A6
Predecessor
Apple A5
Segment
Mobile
Successor
Apple A7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
2x Swift
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
1.3 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
2
CPU Threads
2
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
No turbo
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
No turbo

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
10
Execution units
6
Generation
—
GPU Frequency
270 MHz
GPU name
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
1
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
Q3/2012
Shader
48
Technology
32 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
1 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
LPDDR2-1066
PCIe
—

Encryption

AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
—
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
A6
Instruction set (ISA)
ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
ISA extensions
—
L2-Cache
1 MB
L3-Cache
—
Part Number
APL 0598
Release date
Q3/2012
Socket
—
Technology
32 nm
Virtualization
None

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A6 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

1580 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Apple A6 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

68 GFLOPS

Apple A6

77 GFLOPS

Intel Celeron 1019Y

77 GFLOPS

Intel Celeron 847

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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