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Avalanche and Blizzard

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CPU microarchitecture

Avalanche and Blizzard are the high-performance and efficiency CPU core designs, respectively, used in Apple's second-generation M2 system-on-a-chip.

Aliases (2)

Avalanche ×25
Blizzard ×24

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	CPU microarchitecture → CPU microarchitecture →
concurrentUseWith	Avalanche → Blizzard →
coreType	efficiency core → performance core →
designGoal	high energy efficiency → high single-thread performance →
developer	Apple Inc. → Apple Inc. →
instructionSetArchitecture	ARMv8.5-A or later → ARMv8.5-A or later →
marketedAs	high-efficiency CPU core in M2 → high-performance CPU core in M2 →
microarchitectureFamily	Apple Silicon efficiency cores → Apple Silicon performance cores →
predecessor	Firestorm → Icestorm →
supportsFeature	64-bit execution → 64-bit execution → Neural Engine-optimized instructions → Neural Engine-optimized instructions → out-of-order execution → out-of-order execution →
technologyNode	5 nm-class process → 5 nm-class process →
usedIn	Apple M2 → Apple M2 → Apple M2 13-inch MacBook Pro → Apple M2 13-inch MacBook Pro → Apple M2 Mac mini → Apple M2 Mac mini → Apple M2 MacBook Air → Apple M2 MacBook Air → Apple M2 Max → Apple M2 Max → Apple M2 Pro → Apple M2 Pro → Apple M2 Ultra → Apple M2 Ultra → Apple M2 iPad Air (5th generation) → Apple M2 iPad Air (5th generation) → Apple M2 iPad Pro (11-inch, 4th generation) → Apple M2 iPad Pro (11-inch, 4th generation) → Apple M2 iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 6th generation) → Apple M2 iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 6th generation) → heterogeneous multi-core configuration → heterogeneous multi-core configuration →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apple A15 Bionic ("Avalanche") →	cpuBigCoreCodename
Apple M2 →	microarchitecture