Apple A10X Fusion vs Apple A9X

Comparative analysis of Apple A10X 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 A10X Fusion

Apple A9X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A10X Fusion

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.38 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 16 nm
3x 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

Launch date	13 Jun 2017 vs 7 Sep 2016
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.38 GHz vs 2.26 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)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A10X Fusion
CPU 2: Apple A9X

Name	Apple A10X Fusion	Apple A9X
PassMark - Single thread mark		1509
PassMark - CPU mark		2514

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A10X Fusion	Apple A9X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hurricane/Zephyr	Twister
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 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	not rated	1697
Processor Number	APL1071	APL1W24
Performance
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	2.16 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	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
Transistor count	4 billion	3 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	LPDDR4-3200
Graphics
Execution Units	48	48
Graphics base frequency	1000 MHz	650 MHz
iGPU core count	12	12
Processor graphics		Custom PowerVR Series7XT