Apple A10 Fusion vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
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CPU comparisonApple A10 Fusion or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.15 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 was released in Q4/2015. |
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| Apple A series (22) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) |
| Apple A10/A10X (2) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3) |
| 10 | Generation | 3 |
| A10 | Architecture | Kryo |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is at 2.15 GHz. |
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| Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.34 GHz 2x Hurricane |
A-Core | 2.15 GHz 2x Kryo |
| 1.09 GHz 2x Zephyr |
B-Core | 1.60 GHz 2x Kryo |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon 680 |
Internal GraphicsThe Apple A10 Fusion or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 | Qualcomm Adreno 530 |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.62 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.62 GHz |
| 7 | GPU Generation | 5 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 0 |
| 24 | Compute units | -- |
| 192 | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11,1 |
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 | Qualcomm Adreno 530 |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode |
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s. |
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| Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| LPDDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR4-3733 |
| 3 GB | Max. Memory | 12 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 14.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 3.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A10 Fusion is 5 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| 5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Apple A10 Fusion | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| iOS | Operating systems | Android |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q4/2015 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A10 Fusion
Apple A10 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz |
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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.
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.
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Apple A10 Fusion | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| Apple iPhone 7 Apple iPhone 7 Plus Apple iPad (6. Gen) |
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