Apple A10X Fusion
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Comparing Apple A10X Fusion vs Apple A9X

Comparison of video cards Apple A10X Fusion vs Apple A9X in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Apple A10X Fusion

Top features of Apple A10X Fusion

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  • More number of cores
    6 left arrow 2
    2 times more threads
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    2.38 GHz left arrow 2.26 GHz
    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed
Apple A9X

Top features of Apple A9X

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  • Higher clock speed
    2.16 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
    Around 40% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Apple A10X Fusion and Apple A9X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Apple A10X Fusion left arrow Apple A9X
Segment Mobile left arrow Mobile
Family Apple A series left arrow Apple A series
Generation 10 left arrow 9
CPU group Apple A10/A10X left arrow Apple A9/A9X
Predecessor Apple A9X left arrow Apple A8X
Successor Apple A12Z Bionic left arrow Apple A10X Fusion

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Apple A10X Fusion vs Apple A9X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 1.30 GHz left arrow 2.16 GHz
CPU Cores 6 left arrow 2
Turbo (1 Core) 2.38 GHz left arrow 2.26 GHz
CPU Threads 6 left arrow 2
Hyperthreading No left arrow No
Overclocking No left arrow No
Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
A core 3x Hurricane left arrow 2x Twister
B core 3x Zephyr left arrow --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A10X Fusion and Apple A9X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Apple A10X left arrow Apple A9X
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz left arrow 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo
Execution units 12 left arrow 12
Shader 384 left arrow 384
Max. GPU Memory 4 GB left arrow 4 GB
Max. displays 1 left arrow 1
Generation 7 left arrow 6
Technology 10 nm left arrow 16 nm
Release date Q2/2017 left arrow Q3/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A10X Fusion and Apple A9X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode left arrow No
h264 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
VP9 Decode left arrow No
VP8 Decode left arrow Decode
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC Decode left arrow Decode
VC-1 Decode left arrow Decode
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Apple A10X Fusion and Apple A9X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type LPDDR4-3200 left arrow LPDDR4-3200
Max. Memory 3 GB left arrow 4 GB
ECC No left arrow No
Memory channels 2 left arrow 2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A10X Fusion and Apple A9X.

Specification Value
AES-NI No left arrow No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A10X Fusion or Apple A9X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 8 W left arrow 8 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A10X Fusion and Apple A9X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization None left arrow None
L2-Cache 8.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
Architecture A10 left arrow A9
Technology 10 nm left arrow 16 nm
Socket N/A left arrow N/A
Release date Q2/2017 left arrow Q3/2015

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Apple A10X Fusion and Apple A9X.

Specification Value
Used in Apple iPad Pro (2. Gen)Apple TV 4K left arrow Apple iPad Pro (1. Gen)

Benchmarks

Real tests Apple A10X Fusion vs Apple A9X

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors.

AnTuTu 8 benchmark

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