Apple A10 Fusion Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Apple A10 Fusion has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 10. gen of the Apple A series series. The processor was released in Q3/2016. The Apple A10 Fusion scores 776 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,422 points.
Apple A10 Fusion

At a glance

Name: Apple A10 Fusion
Family: Apple A series (25)
CPU group: Apple A10/A10X (2)
Architecture: A10
Technology: 10 nm
Segment: Smartphone / Tablet
Generation: 10
Predecessor: Apple A9
Successor: Apple A11 Bionic

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. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 2x Hurricane
B-Core: 2x Zephyr
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.34 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.09 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Apple A10 Fusion has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple A10 Fusion uses the Apple A10, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Apple A10
GPU frequency: 0.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2016
Max. displays: 1
Generation: 7
Direct X: --
Technology: 16 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 4 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 3 GB memory in 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR4-3200
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 3 GB
Memory channels: 1 (Single Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 5 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Apple A10 Fusion is made in 10 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 7.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: 3.00 MB
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: iOS
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q3/2016
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Apple A10 Fusion have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
MediaTek Dimensity 900 MediaTek Dimensity 900
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
887
HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
885
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
860
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
853
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
845
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
810

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
1251
MediaTek Helio P70 MediaTek Helio P70
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1224
MediaTek Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1224
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
1207
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1206
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1176
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1170

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz
788
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
782
Samsung Exynos 1380 Samsung Exynos 1380
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
780
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
776
MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ MediaTek Dimensity 1000+
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
775
MediaTek Dimensity 920 MediaTek Dimensity 920
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
768
Samsung Exynos 1330 Samsung Exynos 1330
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
768

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1447
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1439
MediaTek Helio P70 MediaTek Helio P70
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1424
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
1422
UNISOC T618 UNISOC T618
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1418
Samsung Exynos 8895 Samsung Exynos 8895
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1407
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1384

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
Apple A10 @ 0.90 GHz
346
UNISOC T760 UNISOC T760
ARM Mali-G57 MP4 @ 0.65 GHz
333
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz
330
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
ARM Mali-G57 MP3 @ 0.85 GHz
326

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.
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2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
272103
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
269796
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
260173
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
227804
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
224637
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
224586
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
216494

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