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Apple A9 vs Intel Core 3 processor 100U
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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A9
20 %
Apple A9
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Apple A9 | Intel Core 3 processor 100U |
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| Family | Apple A series (27) | Intel Core 3 (5) |
| CPU group | Apple A9/A9X (2) | Intel Core processors - Mobile (Series 1) (3) |
| Architecture | A9 | Raptor Lake U |
| Technology | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A8 | |
| Successor | Apple A10 Fusion |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple A9 | Intel Core 3 processor 100U |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 6 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Twister 1.85 GHz |
2x Redwood Cove 1.20 - 4.70 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Crestmont 0.90 - 3.30 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 3.00 MB | 10.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple A9 | Intel Core 3 processor 100U |
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| GPU name | Apple A9 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz | 0.35 - 1.25 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 64 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q1/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple A9 | Intel Core 3 processor 100U |
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| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple A9 | Intel Core 3 processor 100U |
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| Memory | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 2 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple A9 | Intel Core 3 processor 100U |
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| TDP | 5 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 55 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 12 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Apple A9 | Intel Core 3 processor 100U |
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| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | iOS | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q1/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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