Firestorm
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Firestorm is Apple’s high-performance ARM CPU core design used in the M1 chip to deliver fast, power-efficient processing.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ARM CPU core design
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CPU microarchitecture → |
| architectureFamily |
ARMv8-A
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| belongsTo |
Apple silicon CPU core family
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| cacheType |
L1 data cache
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L1 instruction cache → L2 cache → |
| concurrentUseWith |
Icestorm efficiency cores
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| coreCountInM1 |
4 performance cores
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| coreType |
high-performance core
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| designedFor |
high IPC (instructions per cycle)
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iPadOS on Apple silicon → macOS on Apple silicon → |
| designer |
Apple Inc.
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| instructionSet |
ARMv8-A 64-bit
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| introducedBy |
Apple M1 launch
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| introductionYear |
2020
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| marketedAs |
performance core
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| optimizedFor |
high single-thread performance
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power efficiency → |
| pairedWith |
Icestorm
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| powerManagement |
dynamic frequency scaling
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power gating → |
| primaryUse |
performance-critical workloads
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| processNode |
5 nm class process
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| roleInSoC |
general-purpose CPU core
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| successorOf |
Apple A13 Lightning core family
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| supports |
64-bit ARM instructions
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ARMv8.4-A features → Neon → SIMD instructions → branch prediction → hardware virtualization → memory protection → out-of-order execution → speculative execution → |
| targetPlatform |
desktop computers
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laptops → tablets → |
| usedIn |
24-inch iMac (M1)
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Apple M1 → Apple M1 Max → Apple M1 Pro → Apple M1 Ultra → Mac mini (M1) → MacBook Air (M1) → MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1) → |
| usedInDeviceFamily |
Mac computers with Apple silicon
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iPad Pro with M1 → |
| usedInSoCFamily |
Apple M1 series
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| vendor |
Apple Inc.
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Apple A14 Bionic
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bigCoreCodename |
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Apple M1
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cpuCoreMicroarchitecture |