Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A17 Pro

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Apple A10 Fusion CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A17 Pro
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A17 Pro

CPU comparison

Apple A10 Fusion or Apple A17 Pro - 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 Apple A17 Pro has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.78 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A17 Pro was released in Q3/2023.
Apple A series (22) Family Apple A series (22)
Apple A10/A10X (2) CPU group Apple A17 (1)
10 Generation 17
A10 Architecture A17
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple A9 Predecessor Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A11 Bionic Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Apple A17 Pro has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A17 Pro is at 3.78 GHz.

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.34 GHz
2x Hurricane
A-Core 3.78 GHz
1.09 GHz
2x Zephyr
B-Core 2.11 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Apple A10 Fusion or Apple A17 Pro 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.

Apple A10 GPU Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology 3 nm
1 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 24
192 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 6 GB
-- DirectX Version --

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.

Apple A10 GPU Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
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 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The 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 Apple A17 Pro supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
LPDDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-6400
3 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache 20.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A10 Fusion is 5 W, while the Apple A17 Pro has a TDP of 11 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple A10 Fusion is manufactured in 10 nm and has 7.00 MB cache. The Apple A17 Pro is manufactured in 3 nm and has a 44.00 MB cache.

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
10 nm Technology 3 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.6-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
iOS Operating systems iOS
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple A10 Fusion (33%)
Apple A17 Pro (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple A10 Fusion (20%)
Apple A17 Pro (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
776 (36%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
2140 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
1422 (24%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
5868 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
853 (29%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
2952 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
1207 (16%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
7462 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
Apple A10 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (16%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores) @ 1.40 GHz
2147 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
1488440 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
1108570 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
227804 (100%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
35 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A10 Fusion Apple A17 Pro
Apple iPhone 7
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Apple iPad (6. Gen)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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