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Google Tensor

Tensor

78

Points
Apple A17 Pro

A17 Pro
Overview - Tensor Vs A17 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Tensor vs A17 Pro SoCs by Google and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Tensor 36
A17 Pro 94
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Tensor 34
A17 Pro 95
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tensor 82
A17 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Tensor 51
A17 Pro 93
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Tensor A17 Pro
CPU 181161 399992
GPU 294446 620081
Memory 103174 265579
UX 145388 346005
Total score 724169 1631657
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A17 Pro

  • A17 Pro has 35% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor (3780 vs 2800 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 64.86% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor (1398 vs 848 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 40% smaller sized transistor than Tensor (3 vs 5 nm).
  • A17 Pro has 125.31% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor (1,632 K vs 724 K ).
  • A17 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Tensor 1026
A17 Pro 2999

Multi-Core Score

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Tensor 2879
A17 Pro 7779

3DMark

32%
Tensor
Stability 56%

Graphics test 37 FPS
51%
A17 Pro
Stability 79%

Graphics test 60 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

100%
Turbo Clock Speed

3780 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

92%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
    2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
     2x 3.78 GHz
    4x 2.02 GHz
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - 256 KB
  • L2 cache 3 MB 16 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 5 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - 19 Billion
  • TDP 5.6 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G78 MP20 Apple A17 GPU
  • Architecture Valhall Apple GPU
  • GPU frequency 848 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 20 6
  • Shading units 320 128
  • FLOPS - 2147.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 12 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Tensor Processing Unit Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Exynos 5300g -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Google Tensor

Google Tensor
CPU
36%
GPU
34%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Apple A17 Pro

Apple A17 Pro
CPU
94%
GPU
95%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%
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