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Apple A6x vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 vs Apple A6

Apple A6x

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The Apple A6x is a dual-core-SoC (System on a Chip) with ARM compatible CPU cores (ARMv7s instruction set). Both can be clocked at up to 1400 MHz depending on the load. It is used in the iPad 4 and compared to the A6 in the iPhone 5, the A6x offers a faster GPU (PowerVR SGX544MP4).

The CPU-Performance of the A6x is similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T, while the GPU is about as fast as the Adreno 320.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) is a ARM based mid-range SoC for tablets and smartphones (mostly Android based). It was announced in Dec. 2013 and was the first 64-Bit SoC by Qualcomm. It integrates four ARM Cortex-A53 (quad-core) processor cores, a Adreno 306 graphics card, a 64 Bit LPDDR2/3 memory controller and WLAN, Bluetooth, and UMTS/LTE radio.

Apple A6

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The Apple A6 is a dual-core SoC found in the iPhone 5 with ARM compatible CPU cores. The A6 was developed by Apple and supports the extended ARMv7s instruction set. The clock rate of the CPU is between 800 to 1200 MHz depending on the CPU load. The integrated GPU is a PowerVR SGX543MP3 at 266 MHz.

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ModelApple A6xQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Apple A6
SeriesApple Qualcomm SnapdragonApple
Series:
newitem cores
HiSilicon Kirin 9000W1.53 - 2.49 GHz12 / 12 cores
UNISOC Tiger T3101.8 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK32881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
Apple A6x « 1.4 GHz2 cores
Apple A61 GHz2 cores
Apple S52 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi36201.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Amlogic AML8726-MX1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK31681.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR86700.08 GHz2 cores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+ST2 cores
unknown cores
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6302.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6262.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6252 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4392 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4501.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4292 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89521.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v21.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89391.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM89361.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4351.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM89291.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 « 1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80161.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
newitem cores
HiSilicon Kirin 9000W1.53 - 2.49 GHz12 / 12 cores
UNISOC Tiger T3101.8 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK32881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
Apple A6x1.4 GHz2 cores
Apple A6 « 1 GHz2 cores
Apple S52 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi36201.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Amlogic AML8726-MX1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK31681.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR86700.08 GHz2 cores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+ST2 cores
unknown cores
Clock1400 MHz1400 MHz1000 MHz
Cores / Threads24 / 42
Technology32 nm28 nm32 nm
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
CodenameCortex-A53
FeaturesAdreno 306 GPU, WLAN, Bluetooth, LTE, FM, NFC, GPS/GLOSNASS/BeiDou, 32/64 Bit LPDDR2/3 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 306 (450 MHz)
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
A6x +
8647 Points (7%)
min: 6321     avg: 8611     median: 8707.5 (7%)     max: 9385 Points
92%
A6 +
7961 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
min: 6470     avg: 8597     median: 8739 (7%)     max: 9544 Points
91%
A6 +
7816 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8850 Points (7%)
min: 6291     avg: 9032     median: 9106 (8%)     max: 10148 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 579     avg: 688     median: 714 (8%)     max: 770 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 515     avg: 516     median: 516 (5%)     max: 517 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1261     avg: 1322     median: 1322 (1%)     max: 1383 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
391 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
918 Points (2%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
A6x +
1424 Points (3%)
min: 1170     avg: 1414     median: 1426 (3%)     max: 1563 Points
89%
A6 +
1273 Points (2%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
A6x +
781 Points (15%)
min: 462     avg: 479.7     median: 476 (9%)     max: 528 Points
90%
A6 +
min: 701     avg: 706     median: 705.5 (14%)     max: 710 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1350     avg: 1435     median: 1423.5 (2%)     max: 1561 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 443     avg: 476     median: 473 (7%)     max: 526 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 A6x +
1012 Points (8%)
93%
1 A6 +
940 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
91%
1 A6 +
1867 Points (17%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
93%
1 A6 +
2114 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
95%
1 A6 +
1261 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 A6x +
1768 Points (5%)
93%
1 A6 +
1648 Points (4%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
A6x +
654 MFLOPS (22%)
min: 196     avg: 229.9     median: 229.8 (8%)     max: 266.5 MFLOPS
81%
A6 +
min: 484     avg: 530     median: 529.5 (18%)     max: 575 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
A6x +
382.4 MFLOPS (37%)
min: 87.7     avg: 106.6     median: 105.7 (10%)     max: 117.1 MFLOPS
88%
A6 +
min: 309.4     avg: 337.3     median: 337.3 (33%)     max: 365.2 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 11843     avg: 14378     median: 13968 (16%)     max: 20618 ms
99%
1 A6 +
14535 ms (17%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
A6x +
895 ms (8%)
min: 1262     avg: 1373     median: 1372.5 (13%)     max: 1483 ms
100%
A6 +
935 ms (9%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1022     avg: 1395     median: 1380 (15%)     max: 1760 ms
109%
1 A6 +
min: 714     avg: 722     median: 722 (8%)     max: 730 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 1447     avg: 2659     median: 2737.5 (2%)     max: 3296 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
min: 720     avg: 862     median: 799 (21%)     max: 1219 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
min: 966     avg: 1165     median: 1164 (26%)     max: 1313 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
min: 1929     avg: 2030     median: 2024 (27%)     max: 2139 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 11992     avg: 13834     median: 13943.5 (32%)     max: 15455 points
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
20844 Points (48%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
min: 20041     avg: 21467     median: 21313 (21%)     max: 23242 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 18230     avg: 24859     median: 26409 (9%)     max: 28232 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
3608 Points (11%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
11411 Points (14%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
1139 Points (0%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
19618 Points (12%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
35776 Points (6%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
min: 403     avg: 540     median: 405 (12%)     max: 812 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
min: 6416     avg: 7524     median: 7580 (25%)     max: 8577 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 9346     avg: 10830     median: 9857 (1%)     max: 13288 Points
254%
1 A6 +
24996 Points (3%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
473 min (9%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
1635 Points (9%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
2006 Points (4%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 2217     avg: 2944     median: 2913 (19%)     max: 3701 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 2217     avg: 3493     median: 3691 (18%)     max: 4126 Points

Average Benchmarks Apple A6x → 100% n=7

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 → 74% n=7

Average Benchmarks Apple A6 → 90% n=7

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