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Apple A10 Fusion | AMD Athlon 3000G | |
CPU comparisonApple A10 Fusion or AMD Athlon 3000G - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Apple A10 Fusion has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.34 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A10 Fusion was released in Q3/2016. The AMD Athlon 3000G has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon 3000G was released in Q4/2019. |
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Apple A series (22) | Family | AMD Athlon (29) |
Apple A10/A10X (2) | CPU group | AMD Athlon 3000 (1) |
10 | Generation | 4 |
A10 | Architecture | Dali (Zen) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Apple A9 | Predecessor | -- |
Apple A11 Bionic | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A10 Fusion has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A10 Fusion is 2.34 GHz while the AMD Athlon 3000G has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon 3000G is at 3.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | AMD Athlon 3000G |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
2.34 GHz 2x Hurricane |
A-Core | 3.50 GHz (3.50 GHz) |
1.09 GHz 2x Zephyr |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Apple A10 Fusion or AMD Athlon 3000G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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Apple A10 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.00 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
7 | GPU Generation | 8 |
16 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
1 | Max. displays | 3 |
24 | Compute units | 3 |
192 | Shader | 192 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
-- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Apple A10 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple A10 Fusion can use up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD Athlon 3000G supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s. |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | AMD Athlon 3000G |
LPDDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
3 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 42.7 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
3.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A10 Fusion is 5 W, while the AMD Athlon 3000G has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | AMD Athlon 3000G |
5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A10 Fusion is manufactured in 10 nm and has 7.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon 3000G is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | AMD Athlon 3000G |
10 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
-- | Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
iOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2016 | Release date | Q4/2019 |
-- | Release price | 49 $ |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
Apple A10 @ 0.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Apple A10 Fusion | AMD Athlon 3000G |
Apple iPhone 7 Apple iPhone 7 Plus Apple iPad (6. Gen) |
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