CPU lineageThe 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. |
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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 / 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): | -- |
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 |
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 & PCIeThe 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. |
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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 ManagementThe 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. |
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TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 5 W |
TDP (PL2): | -- |
TDP up: | -- |
TDP down: | -- |
Tjunction max.: | -- |
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: | -- |
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Apple A9
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Intel Core i5-3317U
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8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3687U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2677M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7885
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
4C 4T @ 2.13 GHz |
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4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2415M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2435M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2520M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz |
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Apple A9
Apple A9 @ 0.65 GHz |
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AMD A6-5400K
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz |
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AMD A6-5400B
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 960
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 8895
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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