Apple A10X Fusion Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Apple A10X Fusion features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 6 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2017 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Apple A series series.
Name: Apple A10X Fusion
Family: Apple A series
Group: Apple A10/A10X
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A10X Fusion has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.36 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 6
Threads: 6
Cores A: 3x Hurricane
Cores B: 3x Zephyr
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.36 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Apple A10X Fusion has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple A10X Fusion uses the Apple A10X, which has 384 texture shaders and 48 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Apple A10X
GPU frequency: 1.0 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 48
Shaders: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 4.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7
Direct X: --
Technology: 10 nm
Release date: Q2/2017

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 3.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: LPDDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 3.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 8 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 8 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Apple A10X Fusion is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 8.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: A10
Operating systems: iOS
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q2/2017
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

Samsung Exynos 1380
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
513496
513496
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
502035
502035
Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
473856
473856
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
473498
473498
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
447630
447630

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
394976
394976
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
384634
384634
Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
377455
377455
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
361498
361498
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
NoneC NoneT @ --
354320
354320

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
2355
2355
Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2354
2354
Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
2354
2354
Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2354
2354
Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
2353
2353

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
2304
2304
Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2302
2302
Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
2295
2295
Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2289
2289
Intel Core i5-3330S
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
2289
2289

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
956
956
Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
955
955
Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
954
954
Intel Core i5-4570R
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
952
952
Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
951
951

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
838
838
Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
837
837
Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
837
837
Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
837
837
Intel Core i5-4200H
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
835
835