AMD FX-7500 vs Apple A10 Fusion

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-7500 and Apple A10 Fusion is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD FX-7500 Apple A10 Fusion
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD FX Apple A series
• Generation
  3 10
• CPU group
  AMD FX-7000 Apple A10/A10X
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A9
• Successor
  -- Apple A11 Bionic

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-7500 vs Apple A10 Fusion by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 1.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.30 GHz 2.34 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  3.30 GHz 2.34 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 2x Hurricane
• B core
  -- 2x Zephyr

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-7500 and Apple A10 Fusion along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) Apple A10
• GPU frequency
  0.55 GHz 0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  8 6
• Shader
  512 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 1
• Generation
  6 7
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  28 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2014 Q3/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-7500 and Apple A10 Fusion. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD FX-7500 and Apple A10 Fusion you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 LPDDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  3 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-7500 and Apple A10 Fusion.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-7500 or Apple A10 Fusion? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  19 W 5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-7500 and Apple A10 Fusion CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L2-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Kaveri (Steamroller) A10
• Technology
  28 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  FM2+ N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q3/2016

List of devices based on AMD FX-7500 and Apple A10 Fusion.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7 PlusApple iPad (6. Gen)