Apple A13

Apple A13 Bionic
General information
Launched	September 10, 2019
Designed by	Apple Inc.
Common manufacturer(s)	TSMC;
Max. CPU clock rate	to 2.65 GHz
Cache
L2 cache	8 MB (performance cores); 4 MB (efficient cores);
Last level cache	16 MB (system cache)
Architecture and classification
Application	Mobile
Technology node	7 nm (N7P)
Microarchitecture	"Lightning" and "Thunder"
Instruction set	A64 ARMv8.4-A
Physical specifications
Transistors	8.5 billion;
Cores	6 (ARM big.LITTLE: 2 "big" Lightning + 4 "little" Thunder);
GPU(s)	Apple-designed 4 core
Products, models, variants
Variant(s)	Apple S6/S7/S8 SiP (cut-down version that utilizes high efficiency cores from A13);
History
Predecessor(s)	Apple A12
Successor(s)	Apple A14

The Apple A13 Bionic is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC), designed by Apple Inc.^[2] It appears in the iPhone 11, 11 Pro/Pro Max, the 9th generation iPad,^[3] the iPhone SE (2nd generation)^[4] and the Studio Display.^[5] Apple states that the two high performance cores are 20% faster with 30% lower power consumption than the Apple A12's, and the four high efficiency cores are 20% faster with 30% lower power consumption than the A12's.^[6]

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