iPad 1 Processor
The iPad first generation tablet is powered by an Apple A4 Processor. It has an ARM Cortex-A8 chip that can execute two times instructions per clock cycle. This single core CPU clocks at a speed of 800 MHz.
The A4 Processor was originally designed for he iPad 1 but later used on other Apple devices. It is used as
the iPhone 4 processor and for the iPod Touch
• Specs Details
| Speed |
800 MHz |
| CPU |
ARM Cortex-A8 |
| Core |
1 |
| L1 Cache |
32 KB |
| L2 Cache |
640 KB |
| Designer |
Apple Inc. |
| Manufacturer |
Samsung |
iPad 2 Processor
One of the major hardware improvements of the
second-generation iPad is its new processor. Apple replaced the A4 processor and introduced the new A5 processor for the iPad 2. The Apple A5 Processor has a dual core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU. It clocks at a speed of 1GHz. The speed though adjusts dynamically for power saving purposes.
It is expected that this processor will also be used on the next generation iPhone.
• Specs Details
| Speed |
1 GHz |
| CPU |
ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore |
| Core |
2 |
| L1 Cache |
32 KB |
| L2 Cache |
1 MB |
| Designer |
Apple Inc. |
| Manufacturer |
Samsung |
