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Apple A9 vs Google Tensor
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A9
42 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Google Tensor
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A9
25 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Google Tensor
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A9
53 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Google Tensor
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A9
35 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Google Tensor
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A9
13 %
Apple A9
Google Tensor
100 %
ARM Mali-G78 MP20
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
Apple A9
28 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Google Tensor
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries
90 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries
118 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Google Tensor |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Google Tensor (5) |
| CPU group | Apple A9/A9X (2) | Google Tensor (1) |
| Architecture | A9 | G1 |
| Technology | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A8 | |
| Successor | Apple A10 Fusion | Google Tensor G2 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Google Tensor |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Twister 1.85 GHz |
2x Cortex-X1 2.80 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Cortex-A76 2.25 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A55 1.80 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 3.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
|
Wischen
|
Apple A9 | Google Tensor |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A9 | ARM Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz | 0.76 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 20 / 320 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | |
| Technology | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q4/2021 |
NPU AI performance
|
Wischen
|
Apple A9 | Google Tensor |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Google Tensor AI | |
| AI specifications | Google Edge TPU @ 1.6 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
|
Wischen
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Apple A9 | Google Tensor |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5-5500 (53.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Google Tensor |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 5 W | 10 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
|
Wischen
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Apple A9 | Google Tensor |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Unknown |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | iOS | Android |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q4/2021 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
User Reviews
Your rating
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