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Apple A9 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 355
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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
24 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A9
8 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) |
| CPU group | Apple A9/A9X (2) | Intel Core Ultra 300 (6) |
| Architecture | A9 | Panther Lake |
| Technology | 16 nm | 2 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 2540 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A8 | |
| Successor | Apple A10 Fusion |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Twister 1.85 GHz |
4x Cougar Cove 2.30 - 4.70 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Darkmont LP 1.70 - 3.50 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 3.00 MB | 10.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A9 | Intel Xe3 4 Core Graphics 32 EUs (Panther Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz | 0.00 - 2.50 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 32 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | 128 GB |
| Technology | 16 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q1/2026 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost NPU 5 @ 49 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7467 (119.5 GB/s) DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 2 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 12 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 5 W | 25 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | 55 W | |
| TDP down | 12 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| 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 | Q1/2026 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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