HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Apple A6X
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 970 or Apple A6X - 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 970 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released in Q3/2017. The Apple A6X has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple A6X was released in Q3/2012. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 (1) | CPU group | Apple A6/A6X (2) |
| 6 | Generation | 6 |
| Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | A6 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A5X |
| -- | Successor | Apple A8X |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The Apple A6X has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | Apple A6X |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 2 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
A-Core | 1.40 GHz 2x Swift |
| 1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| ARM Mali-G72 MP12 | GPU | PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) |
| 0.75 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Bifrost 2 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 16 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 12 | Compute units | 16 |
| 192 | Shader | 128 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 10 |
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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| ARM Mali-G72 MP12 | GPU | PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | 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 & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple A6X can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | Apple A6X |
| LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | LPDDR2-1066 |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| 2.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a TDP of 9 W, that of the Apple A6X is --. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | Apple A6X |
| 9 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Apple A6X cache has a total of 1.00 MB. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | Apple A6X |
| 10 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 |
| Q3/2017 | 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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz |
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Apple A6X
PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.30 GHz |
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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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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Apple A6X |
| Huawei Honor 10 Huawei Note 10 Huawei Play Huawei Honor View 10 Huawei Mate 10 Pro Huawei P20 Huawei Nova 3 Huawei Nova 4 |
Apple iPad (4. Gen) |
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