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.

Apple A10 Fusion

Apple A9X

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
PassMark - Single thread mark		1509
PassMark - CPU mark		2516

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A10 Fusion	Apple A9X
Essentials
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
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
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
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