Mistral

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Mistral is the codename for the high-efficiency CPU cores used in Apple’s A11 Bionic system-on-a-chip.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apple CPU core
CPU core microarchitecture
announcedWith Apple A11 Bionic NERFINISHED
iPhone 8 NERFINISHED
iPhone 8 Plus NERFINISHED
iPhone X NERFINISHED
announcementDate 2017-09
belongsToSoCFamily Apple A-series NERFINISHED
codenameFor high-efficiency CPU cores in Apple A11 Bionic
coreCluster efficiency cluster in A11 Bionic
coreType high-efficiency core
designedFor background tasks
low-power operation
power efficiency
developer Apple Inc.
fabricationProcessNode 10 nm (A11 Bionic SoC level)
generation second-generation Apple custom efficiency core (approx.)
hardwareCategory mobile CPU core
instructionSetArchitecture ARMv8-A NERFINISHED
integratedInto system-on-a-chip
introducedBy Apple Special Event September 2017 NERFINISHED
manufacturer Apple Inc.
marketedAsPartOf A11 Bionic six-core CPU NERFINISHED
microarchitectureFamily ARMv8-A NERFINISHED
numberOfCoresInA11 4
optimizedFor iOS power management
pairedWith Monsoon NERFINISHED
powerPerformanceTradeoff lower performance than Monsoon but higher efficiency
primaryFunction extend battery life by offloading light tasks from performance cores
roleInSoC handles low-intensity workloads
reduces overall power consumption
successorOf Apple A10 Fusion efficiency cores
supports 64-bit computing
ARM NEON SIMD NERFINISHED
targetPlatform mobile devices
usedIn Apple A11 Bionic NERFINISHED
usedInDevice iPhone 8 NERFINISHED
iPhone 8 Plus NERFINISHED
iPhone X NERFINISHED
usedInProductLine Apple smartphones
iPhone NERFINISHED

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