Apple A10X Fusion vs Apple A10 Fusion

Comparative analysis of Apple A10X Fusion and Apple A10 Fusion processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics.

Apple A10X Fusion

Apple A10 Fusion

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A10X Fusion

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 2.38 GHz vs 2.34 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 16 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB

Launch date	13 Jun 2017 vs 7 Sep 2016
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.38 GHz vs 2.34 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 16 nm
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 3 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A10X Fusion	Apple A10 Fusion
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hurricane/Zephyr	Hurricane/Zephyr
Launch date	13 Jun 2017	7 Sep 2016
OS Support	iOS 10.3.2, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2, tvOS 11.0	iOS 10.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	APL1071	APL1021
Performance
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	1.09 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	16 nm
Maximum frequency	2.38 GHz	2.34 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	4 billion	3.3 billion
L3 cache		4 MB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	3 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	LPDDR4-3200
Graphics
Execution Units	48	24
Graphics base frequency	1000 MHz	900 MHz
iGPU core count	12	6
Processor graphics		Custom PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus