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Apple A6x vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

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 450

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (SD450) is a lower mainstream SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. It features eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores at up to 1.8 GHz and is already manufactured in the power efficient 14nm process. The integrated X9 LTE modem supports Cat. 7 with maximum transfer rates of 300 Mbps (downstream) and 150 Mbps (upstream). The SoC also includes an Adreno 506 GPU with support for Vulkan and OpenGL ES 3.1. WiFi 802.11ac (1x1, max 364 Mbps) and Bluetooth 4.1 are supported as well. The memory controller supports LPDDR3 (single channel) and the integrated video engine supports H.264 (encode and decode) and HEVC (only decode) in 1080p.

ModelApple A6xQualcomm Snapdragon 450
SeriesApple Qualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A53
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Apple A6x « 1.4 GHzcores
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Amlogic AML8726-MX compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
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Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz compare1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
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Telechips TCC8803 1GHz compare1 GHz1 / 1 cores
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DK3.5+ST comparecores
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 « 1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 compare2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 compare1.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 compare1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 compare1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM8936 compare1.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 compare1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) compare1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929 compare1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917) compare1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 compare1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ8016 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Clock1400 MHz1800 MHz
Cores / Threads28 / 8
Technology32 nm14 nm
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
CodenameCortex-A53
FeaturesAdreno 506 GPU, X9 LTE Modem (300 / 150 Mbps)
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 506
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 450
0.2 pt (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8647 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
11735 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
A6x +
8850 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 1529     avg: 1773     median: 1789.5 (21%)     max: 1826 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 131     avg: 140.3     median: 131 (6%)     max: 159 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 493     avg: 631     median: 498 (1%)     max: 902 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3272     avg: 3862     median: 3907 (4%)     max: 4022 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 709     avg: 733     median: 732.5 (10%)     max: 756 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3625     avg: 3691     median: 3690.5 (9%)     max: 3756 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6x +
1424 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6x +
781 Points (15%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3963     avg: 3981     median: 3980.5 (6%)     max: 3998 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
707 Points (11%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
A6x +
1012 Points (8%)
min: 737     avg: 747     median: 746.5 (6%)     max: 756 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
min: 1708     avg: 2113     median: 2112.5 (19%)     max: 2517 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
min: 5993     avg: 6011     median: 6010.5 (12%)     max: 6028 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
min: 3340     avg: 3381     median: 3381 (7%)     max: 3422 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
A6x +
1768 Points (5%)
min: 3683     avg: 3784     median: 3783.5 (10%)     max: 3884 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 A6x +
654 MFLOPS (22%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 A6x +
382.4 MFLOPS (37%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 11012     avg: 11506     median: 11492.5 (13%)     max: 11863 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A6x +
895 ms (8%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3470     avg: 3981     median: 3997 (4%)     max: 4115 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 28     avg: 31.3     median: 31.5 (7%)     max: 34 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 54731     avg: 57703     median: 57827.5 (20%)     max: 60077 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 4090     avg: 5355     median: 5158 (16%)     max: 7614 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 17204     avg: 19521     median: 19734 (24%)     max: 20891 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 11937     avg: 12110     median: 12147 (4%)     max: 12208 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 33473     avg: 34106     median: 33975 (21%)     max: 35092 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 56497     avg: 69869     median: 71167 (13%)     max: 73468 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 26309     avg: 28038     median: 28107 (24%)     max: 29697 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 13168     avg: 16031     median: 15671 (13%)     max: 19253 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 9371     avg: 9408     median: 9408 (2%)     max: 9444 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 28376     avg: 35468     median: 38797 (14%)     max: 39230 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 89022     avg: 92277     median: 90185 (9%)     max: 97624 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
0 Iter./s (0%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
0 Iter./s (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 450 +
101906 Points (13%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
100%
1 SD 450 +
652 min (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 2140     avg: 2239     median: 2157 (11%)     max: 2583 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3145     avg: 5094     median: 4391 (9%)     max: 7635 Points

Average Benchmarks Apple A6x → 100% n=7

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 → 172% n=7

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