Apple A9 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Apple A9 has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 9. gen of the Apple A series series. The processor was released in Q3/2015.
Apple A9

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Apple A9. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Apple A9.

Name: Apple A9
Family: Apple A series
CPU group: Apple A9/A9X
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 9
Predecessor: Apple A8
Successor: Apple A10 Fusion

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Apple A9 can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x Twister
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.85 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Apple A9 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name: Apple A9
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Execution units: 24
Shader: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 4 GB
Max. displays: 1
Generation: 6
Direct X: --
Technology: 16 nm
Release date: Q3/2015

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: Decode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type: LPDDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 2 GB
Memory channels: 1 (Single Channel)
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: --
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 5 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Apple A9 as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology: 16 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: N/A
L2-Cache: 3.00 MB
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
Architecture: A9
Operating systems: iOS
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q3/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Apple A9 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.

Intel Core i7-3615QM Intel Core i7-3615QM
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
648
Intel Core i7-2620M Intel Core i7-2620M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
633
MediaTek Helio G90T MediaTek Helio G90T
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
633
Apple A9 Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz
632
Intel Core i7-3667U Intel Core i7-3667U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
619
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
616
Intel Core i5-2500 Intel Core i5-2500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
607
Show all Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.

Intel Core i5-2415M Intel Core i5-2415M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
956
MediaTek Helio X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 1.55 GHz
942
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
942
Apple A9 Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz
921
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
920
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
917
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
910
Show all Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-3687U Intel Core i7-3687U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
564
Intel Core i7-2677M Intel Core i7-2677M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
562
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
560
Apple A9 Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz
558
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
558
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
558
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
556
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Samsung Exynos 7885 Samsung Exynos 7885
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1032
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1027
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1026
Apple A9 Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz
1024
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1022
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
4C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
1015
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1015
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

Intel Core i5-2415M Intel Core i5-2415M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
Intel Core i5-2435M Intel Core i5-2435M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
Intel Core i5-2520M Intel Core i5-2520M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
Apple A9 Apple A9
Apple A9 @ 0.65 GHz
250
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz
245
Show all iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS) results



AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
176983
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
175698
Samsung Exynos 8895 Samsung Exynos 8895
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
175045
Apple A9 Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz
172160
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
171683
Samsung Exynos 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
171465
MediaTek Helio P60 MediaTek Helio P60
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
166740
Show all AnTuTu 8 Benchmark results



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