Apple A10X Fusion vs Apple A9X

Let's find out which one of Apple A9X and Apple A10X Fusion is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A9X Apple A10X Fusion
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Apple A series
• Generation
  9 10
• CPU group
  Apple A9/A9X Apple A10/A10X
• Predecessor
  Apple A8X Apple A9X
• Successor
  Apple A10X Fusion Apple A12Z Bionic

In this block we are going to compare Apple A9X 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
  2.16 GHz 1.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.26 GHz 2.38 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 6
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  2x Twister 3x Hurricane
• B core
  -- 3x Zephyr

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A9X 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
  Apple A9X Apple A10X
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz 0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  12 12
• Shader
  384 384
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  6 7
• Technology
  16 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q2/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A9X 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
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Apple A9X 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
  LPDDR4-3200 LPDDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  4 GB 3 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A9X and Apple A10X Fusion.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A9X 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)
  8 W 8 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A9X and Apple A10X Fusion CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  A9 A10
• Technology
  16 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q2/2017

List of devices based on Apple A9X and Apple A10X Fusion.

• Used in
  Apple iPad Pro (1. Gen) Apple iPad Pro (2. Gen)Apple TV 4K