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Apple A6x vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

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 400 MSM8926

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 is an entry-level ARM-SoC for Android smartphones and tablets. It offers four Cortex-A7 cores clocked at up to 1.2 GHz (Quad-Core) as well as an Adreno 305 graphics card at 450 MHz. Furthermore, a HSPA+/LTE radio is integrated in the SoC, which is manufactured in a 28-nanometer LP process.

ModelApple A6xQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
SeriesApple Qualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon ARMv7
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Clock1400 MHz1200 MHz
Cores / Threads24 / 4
Technology32 nm28 nm
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
CodenameARMv7
FeaturesLTE, HSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, LPDDR2/3 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 305 (450 MHz)
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
A6x +
8647 Points (7%)
min: 7428     avg: 7552     median: 7549.5 (6%)     max: 7650 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
min: 7235     avg: 7414     median: 7444 (6%)     max: 7552 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
A6x +
8850 Points (7%)
min: 7763     avg: 7985     median: 7964 (7%)     max: 8189 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
A6x +
1424 Points (3%)
min: 1057     avg: 1118     median: 1123 (2%)     max: 1142 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
A6x +
781 Points (15%)
min: 314     avg: 336.2     median: 340 (7%)     max: 343 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
A6x +
1012 Points (8%)
min: 355     avg: 362.5     median: 362.5 (3%)     max: 370 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
min: 1326     avg: 1336     median: 1336 (12%)     max: 1346 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
min: 1916     avg: 1924     median: 1923.5 (4%)     max: 1931 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
min: 1143     avg: 1148     median: 1147.5 (2%)     max: 1152 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
A6x +
1768 Points (5%)
min: 1375     avg: 1378     median: 1378 (4%)     max: 1381 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
A6x +
654 MFLOPS (22%)
min: 155.7     avg: 228.5     median: 238.2 (8%)     max: 260.7 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
A6x +
382.4 MFLOPS (37%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 15671     avg: 19334     median: 17024 (20%)     max: 27129 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
A6x +
895 ms (8%)
min: 1095     avg: 1449     median: 1553 (15%)     max: 1743 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1086     avg: 1600     median: 1607.5 (18%)     max: 2616 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 1260     avg: 1796     median: 1838 (2%)     max: 2183 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
min: 700     avg: 749     median: 763 (20%)     max: 804 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
min: 1005     avg: 1109     median: 1132 (25%)     max: 1192 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
min: 1554     avg: 1667     median: 1679 (22%)     max: 1767 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 8550     avg: 8619     median: 8555 (20%)     max: 8751 points
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
min: 17412     avg: 17545     median: 17545 (41%)     max: 17678 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
min: 17292     avg: 18309     median: 18346 (19%)     max: 19251 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
min: 283     avg: 322.3     median: 333 (10%)     max: 340 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
min: 5998     avg: 6356     median: 6463 (21%)     max: 6500 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 7370     avg: 7500     median: 7511.5 (1%)     max: 7608 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 2620     avg: 2695     median: 2694.5 (13%)     max: 2769 Points

Average Benchmarks Apple A6x → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 → 68% n=13

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)