AMD FX-8100 vs Apple A10X Fusion

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-8100 and Apple A10X Fusion is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD FX-8100 Apple A10X Fusion
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD FX Apple A series
• Generation
  2 10
• CPU group
  AMD FX-8000 Apple A10/A10X
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A9X
• Successor
  -- Apple A12Z Bionic

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-8100 vs Apple A10X 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
  2.80 GHz 1.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.70 GHz 2.38 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 6
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 3x Hurricane
• B core
  -- 3x Zephyr

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-8100 and Apple A10X Fusion along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Apple A10X
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  12
• Shader
  384
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1
• Generation
  7
• Technology
  10 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-8100 and Apple A10X 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
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode
• VP8
  No Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD FX-8100 and Apple A10X 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
  DDR3-1866 LPDDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  3 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-8100 and Apple A10X Fusion.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-8100 or Apple A10X 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)
  95 W 8 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-8100 and Apple A10X 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
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L2-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Vishera (Bulldozer) A10
• Technology
  32 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  AM3+ N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2011 Q2/2017

List of devices based on AMD FX-8100 and Apple A10X Fusion.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPad Pro (2. Gen)Apple TV 4K