Apple A11
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The Apple A11 Bionic is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC), designed by Apple Inc.[6] and manufactured by TSMC.[1] It first appeared in the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, and iPhone X which were introduced on September 12, 2017.[6] Apple states that the two high-performance cores are 25% faster than the Apple A10's and the four high-efficiency cores are up to 70% faster than the two corresponding cores in the A10.[6][7] The A11 Bionic chip was discontinued on April 15, 2020, following the discontinuation of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. The latest software update for the iPhone 8 & 8 Plus and iPhone X using this chip was iOS 16.7.6, released on March 5, 2024,[8] as they were discontinued with the release of iOS 17 in 2023.
General information | |
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Launched | September 12, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-12) |
Discontinued | April 15, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-04-15) |
Designed by | Apple Inc. |
Common manufacturer(s) | |
Product code | APL1W72[2] |
Max. CPU clock rate | to 2.38 [3] GHz |
Cache | |
L1 cache | 64 KB instruction, 64 KB data[4] |
L2 cache | 8 MB |
Architecture and classification | |
Application | Mobile |
Technology node | 10 nm[1] |
Microarchitecture | "Monsoon" and "Mistral" |
Instruction set | A64 – ARMv8.2-A |
Physical specifications | |
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Cores |
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GPU(s) | Apple-designed 3 core[6] |
History | |
Predecessor(s) | Apple A10 |
Successor(s) | Apple A12 |