N4 better than n5p

[turbo teeth]

A16 geekbench5 1900 5700
A15 1750 5000

A16 even consumes less power.
So does the m2 on the iPad pro use n5p or n4?

 

[Pressure]

A16 geekbench5 1900 5700
A15 1750 5000

A16 even consumes less power.
So does the m2 on the iPad pro use n5p or n4?

That's ... that's not how it works.

There are architectural differences between the A15 and A16. They aren't the same thing, so obviously they don't behave the same way.

We already know the M2 is based on second-generation 5 nm technology.

 

[bodonnell202]

M2 is based on the A15 cores and built on N5P. A16 will beat the M2 on single core performance only (thanks to a newer core design on a newer process), but by virtue of having more performance cores and graphics cores the M2 will still win in multi-core performance and graphics performance, but will also consume more power than the A16 (which is why M series chips are only used in devices with larger batteries).

 

[Gudi]

So does the m2 on the iPad pro use n5p or n4?

Are these two even that different? N5P and N4 are both refinements of the same core N5 technology. N3 will be the next big step, being 41% smaller than N5 and thus making room for many more cores on the same area.

 

[Boil]

N3X is the process I want to see Mac Pro SoCs built on...!