Apple A10 Fusion vs Intel Core i7-4578U

Let's find out which one of Apple A10 Fusion and Intel Core i7-4578U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A10 Fusion Intel Core i7-4578U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Core i7
• Generation
  10 4
• CPU group
  Apple A10/A10X Intel Core i 4000U
• Predecessor
  Apple A9 --
• Successor
  Apple A11 Bionic --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A10 Fusion vs Intel Core i7-4578U 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
  1.30 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.34 GHz 3.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  2x Hurricane --
• B core
  2x Zephyr --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A10 Fusion and Intel Core i7-4578U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A10 Intel Iris Graphics 5100
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.20 GHz
• Execution units
  6 40
• Shader
  192 320
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  7 7.5
• DirectX Version
  11.1
• Technology
  16 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q2/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A10 Fusion and Intel Core i7-4578U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Apple A10 Fusion and Intel Core i7-4578U 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
  LPDDR4-3200 DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1333LPDDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  3 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A10 Fusion and Intel Core i7-4578U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A10 Fusion or Intel Core i7-4578U? 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)
  5 W 28 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A10 Fusion and Intel Core i7-4578U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  4.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  A10 Haswell U
• Technology
  10 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1168
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q3/2014

List of devices based on Apple A10 Fusion and Intel Core i7-4578U.

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