78

Points
Apple A17 Pro

78

Points
Google Tensor G3
Overview - A17 Pro Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A17 Pro vs Tensor G3 SoCs by Apple and Google respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 6-core and 9-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
A17 Pro 94
Tensor G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A17 Pro 95
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A17 Pro 89
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A17 Pro 93
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A17 Pro Tensor G3
CPU 399992 281756
GPU 620081 364449
Memory 265579 148341
UX 346005 181913
Total score 1631657 976459
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 29.90% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (3780 vs 2910 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 57.08% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (1398 vs 890 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 25% smaller sized transistor than Tensor G3 (3 vs 4 nm).
  • A17 Pro has 67.10% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor G3 (1,632 K vs 976 K).

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 31.25% higher memory frequency than A17 Pro (4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 Support 25.00% higher memory bandwidth than A17 Pro (64 vs 51.2 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A17 Pro 2999
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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A17 Pro 7779
Tensor G3 3598

3DMark

Stability 79%

Graphics test 60 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - 4K
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

100%
Turbo Clock Speed

3780 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

92%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.78 GHz
    4x 2.02 GHz
    1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
    4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
    4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 6 9
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 3 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 19 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A17 GPU Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Apple GPU Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 890 MHz
  • Execution units 6 7
  • Shading units 128 192
  • FLOPS 2147.2 Gigaflops 2415.8 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version - 1.3
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Yes
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Exynos 5300i
  • 4G support - LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Apple A17 Pro

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

Google Tensor G3

CPU
52%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%
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