Apple A11 Bionic vs Apple A10 Fusion

Let's find out which one of Apple A11 Bionic and Apple A10 Fusion is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A11 Bionic Apple A10 Fusion
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Apple A series
• Generation
  11 10
• CPU group
  Apple A11 Apple A10/A10X
• Predecessor
  Apple A10 Fusion Apple A9
• Successor
  Apple A12 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic

In this block we are going to compare Apple A11 Bionic 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
  1.42 GHz 1.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.39 GHz 2.34 GHz
• CPU Threads
  6 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  2x Monsoon 2x Hurricane
• B core
  4x Mistral 2x Zephyr

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A11 Bionic 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
  Apple A11 Apple A10
• GPU frequency
  1.42 GHz 0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  2.39 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  3 6
• Shader
  0 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  3 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  8 7
• Technology
  10 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A11 Bionic 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)
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Apple A11 Bionic 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
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 3 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A11 Bionic and Apple A10 Fusion.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A11 Bionic 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)
  8 W 5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A11 Bionic and Apple A10 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
  8.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  A11 A10
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2016

List of devices based on Apple A11 Bionic and Apple A10 Fusion.

• Used in
  Apple iPhone 8Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone X Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7 PlusApple iPad (6. Gen)