Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A8X

Comparative analysis of Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A8X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A10 Fusion

Apple A8X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A10 Fusion

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
1 more threads: 4 vs 3
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.34 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 20 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB

Launch date	7 Sep 2016 vs 16 Oct 2014
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Number of threads	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	2.34 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 20 nm
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared) vs 2 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 2 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A10 Fusion
CPU 2: Apple A8X

Name	Apple A10 Fusion	Apple A8X
PassMark - Single thread mark		934
PassMark - CPU mark		2376

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A10 Fusion	Apple A8X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hurricane/Zephyr	Typhoon
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	16 Oct 2014
OS Support	iOS 10.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2	iOS 8.1, iPadOS 15.7.4
Place in performance rating	not rated	2314
Processor Number	APL1021	APL1012
Performance
Base frequency	1.09 GHz	1.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	20 nm
Maximum frequency	2.34 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4	3
Transistor count	3.3 billion	3 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 GB	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	LPDDR3-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	24	32
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz	450 MHz
iGPU core count	6	8
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus	PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850