HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Apple A6

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 710A CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A6
HiSilicon Kirin 710A Apple A6

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 710A or Apple A6 - 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 HiSilicon Kirin 710A has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 710A was released in Q2/2020.

The Apple A6 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A6 was released in Q3/2012.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Apple A series (22)
HiSilicon Kirin 710A (1) CPU group Apple A6/A6X (2)
5 Generation 6
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture A6
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A5
-- Successor Apple A7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 710A is 2.00 GHz while the Apple A6 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A6 is at 1.30 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Apple A6
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
A-Core 1.30 GHz
2x Swift
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Apple A6
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A or Apple A6 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.

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.27 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation --
12 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 1
8 Compute units 6
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 10

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.

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Apple A6 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.5 GB/s.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Apple A6
LPDDR4, LPDDR3 Memory LPDDR2-1066
6 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 8.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 710A is 5 W, while the Apple A6 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Apple A6
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A is manufactured in 14 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Apple A6 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Apple A6
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems iOS
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price --
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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.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
ARM Mali-G51 MP4 @ 1.00 GHz
166 (100%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) @ 0.27 GHz
68 (41%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
302 (100%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1338 (100%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
323 (100%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1147 (100%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
181025 (100%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
164187 (100%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Apple A6
Honor 10X Lite Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5C

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