Apple A10 Fusion
VS
Intel Core i5-7300U
Apple A10 Fusion
VS
Intel Core i5-7300U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Apple A10 Fusion and Intel Core i5-7300U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Apple A10 Fusion
Name
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Mobile
Segment
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Apple A10/A10X
CPU group
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Apple A series
Family
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10
Generation
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Apple A9
Predecessor
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Apple A11 Bionic
Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Apple A10 Fusion or Intel Core i5-7300U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.30 GHz
Frequency
2.60 GHz
4
CPU Cores
2
2.34 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.50 GHz
4
CPU Threads
4
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Turbo (2 Cores)
3.50 GHz
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
2.34 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
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hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
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2x Hurricane
A core
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2x Zephyr
B core
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C core
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Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Apple A10 Fusion or Intel Core i5-7300U. 

Apple A10
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 620
0.90 GHz
GPU frequency
0.30 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.10 GHz
7
Generation
9.5
DirectX Version
12
6
Execution units
24
192
Shader
192
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Max. Memory
32 GB
1
Max. displays
3
16 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q3/2016
Release date
Q2/2016
4 GB
Max. GPU Memory
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Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

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

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR4-3200
Memory type
DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
3 GB
Max. Memory
1
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
PCIe version
3.0
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

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TDP
15 W
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Tjunction max.
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TDP up
--
--
TDP down
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5 W
TDP (PL1)
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TDP (PL2)
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Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

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L3-Cache
3.00 MB
10 nm
Technology
14 nm
A10
Architecture
Kaby Lake U
None
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
N/A
Socket
BGA 1356
Q3/2016
Release date
Q4/2016
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
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4.00 MB
L2-Cache
no data
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Part Number
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Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

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

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Apple A10 Fusion
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i5-7300U