Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A9X
Comparative analysis of Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A9X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple A10 Fusion
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.34 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 2.34 GHz vs 2.26 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) |
Reasons to consider the Apple A9X
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 3 GB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Apple A10 Fusion
CPU 2: Apple A9X
Name | Apple A10 Fusion | Apple A9X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1509 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2514 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Apple A10 Fusion | Apple A9X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Hurricane/Zephyr | Twister |
Launch date | 7 Sep 2016 | 7 Sep 2016 |
OS Support | iOS 10.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2 | iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1697 |
Processor Number | APL1021 | APL1W24 |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 1.09 GHz | 2.16 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) | 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 16 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.34 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | 2 |
Transistor count | 3.3 billion | 3 billion |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
Supported memory types | LPDDR4-3200 | LPDDR4-3200 |
Graphics |
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Execution Units | 24 | 48 |
Graphics base frequency | 900 MHz | 650 MHz |
iGPU core count | 6 | 12 |
Processor graphics | Custom PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus | Custom PowerVR Series7XT |