Apple Early series: APL0278

Devices

The APL0298 (also S5L8920) is a package on package (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) that was introduced on June 8, 2009 at the launch of the iPhone 3GS.

Apple APL0298 - izziswift.com
Apple APL0298 – izziswift.com

It includes a 600 MHz single-core Cortex-A8 CPU and a PowerVR SGX535 GPU. It was manufactured by Samsung on a 65 nm process.

iPhone 3GS with apl0298 inside - izziswift.com
iPhone 3GS with apl0298 inside – izziswift.com

Benchmarks

Apple APL0278 vs Core i7 3940XM, Core i3 370M
Apple APL0278 vs Core i7 3940XM, Core i3 370M

Specifications

Summary
Clock speed 0.41 GHz
Turbo clock speed 0.53 GHz
Cores Single core
Integrated Graphics
GPU GPU
Label PowerVR MBX Lite
GPU clock speed 133 MHz
Memory Controller
Memory controller Built-in
Channels Single Channel
Details
Threads 1 thread
Manufacture process 65 nm
Architecture ARM