Apple A10 Fusion vs Intel Atom x7213E

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A10 Fusion CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x7213E
Apple A10 Fusion Intel Atom x7213E

CPU comparison

Apple A10 Fusion or Intel Atom x7213E - 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 Intel Atom x7213E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7213E was released in Q1/2023.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Atom (108)
Apple A10/A10X (2) CPU group Intel Atom x7000 (3)
10 Generation 7
A10 Architecture Alder Lake N
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple A9 Predecessor --
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 Intel Atom x7213E has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x7213E is at 1.00 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Intel Atom x7213E
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.34 GHz
2x Hurricane
A-Core 1.00 GHz (3.20 GHz)
1.09 GHz
2x Zephyr
B-Core --

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 Intel Atom x7213E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Apple A10 Fusion or Intel Atom x7213E 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 Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake)
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
7 GPU Generation 12
16 nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 16
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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 Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake)
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 / Encode
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 Intel Atom x7213E supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Intel Atom x7213E
LPDDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
3 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 9
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A10 Fusion is 5 W, while the Intel Atom x7213E has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Intel Atom x7213E
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Apple A10 Fusion is manufactured in 10 nm and has 7.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom x7213E is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 7.00 MB cache.

Apple A10 Fusion Characteristic Intel Atom x7213E
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1264
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems
Q3/2016 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Apple A10 Fusion to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 3.0 stars (9 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Atom x7213E to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


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 (100%)
Intel Atom x7213E Intel Atom x7213E
Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz
256 (74%)

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 (100%)
Intel Atom x7213E Intel Atom x7213E
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Atom x7213E Intel Atom x7213E
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Atom x7213E Intel Atom x7213E
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Atom x7213E Intel Atom x7213E
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
Intel Atom x7213E Intel Atom x7213E
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A10 Fusion Intel Atom x7213E
Apple iPhone 7
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Apple iPad (6. Gen)
Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Apple A10 FusionApple A14 Bionic Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A14 Bionic
2. Apple A13 BionicApple A10 Fusion Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple A10 Fusion
3. Apple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A12 Bionic
4. Apple A9XApple A10 Fusion Apple A9X vs Apple A10 Fusion
5. Apple A10X FusionApple A10 Fusion Apple A10X Fusion vs Apple A10 Fusion
6. Apple A8XApple A10 Fusion Apple A8X vs Apple A10 Fusion
7. Apple A11 BionicApple A10 Fusion Apple A11 Bionic vs Apple A10 Fusion
8. Apple A10 FusionApple M1 Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple M1
9. Apple A9Apple A10 Fusion Apple A9 vs Apple A10 Fusion
10. Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)Apple A10 Fusion Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) vs Apple A10 Fusion


back to index