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The A12 CPU Core is nearly if not exactly the same as A11. Only difference is clock speed, cache and node improvement. Think of A12 as a optimisation / Tock improvement. ( Anandtech didn't do deep dive on A11 last year due to shortage of staff )

So basically Apple's A11 has already reached Skylake like IPC since last year.

Which makes me wonder why Apple is still paying Intel substantial amount of premium for x86 on Mac? There is at least $100 BOM cost saving, translate to $200 in RSP. In an ideal world, iPad would have had 8 years of iteration and eating away PC market shares. It seems the vision of iPad died along with Steve Jobs 7 years ago today.

Steve, we miss you.

[schuke]

The iPad has so much potential yet the best effort they gave it was an average stylus and a clumsy keyboard cover. Now that the Surface has not only caught up but developed its unique forte the iPad has even less opportunity to innovate and lead.