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The A12X includes far more cicuits (due to it being an entire SoC) to it than a typical Intel CPU. I believe the GPUs are very different as well and that could
by Entalpi 8y ago
The A12X includes far more cicuits (due to it being an entire SoC) to it than a typical Intel CPU.
I believe the GPUs are very different as well and that could play a large role given how GPUs love to eat upp mm2
- DCKing 8y agoThe i7 6700K is also a SoC and includes a GPU (weaker than the A12X's) and many other components that are also included in the A12X. It doesn't have quite the same level of integration as the A12X, but characterizing one as a 'SoC' and the other as a 'CPU' is inaccurate.
- Symmetry 8y agoIt's all a matter of degree. On the 6700K the CPU+GPU take up around 80% of the die whereas on the A12X it's around 40%. https://thinkcomputers.org/intel-skylake-die-layout-detailed/ https://thinkcomputers.org/intel-skylake-die-layout-detailed... https://www.techinsights.com/uploadedImages/Public_Website/Content_-_Primary/TechInsights_2017/Technology_Blogs/APL1W81_TMJA46P_floorplan.jpg https://www.techinsights.com/uploadedImages/Public_Website/C...
- DCKing 8y agoThat's a die shot of the Apple A12, not the A12X (which has four big cores). Curious what the extra space goes to though.