Apple A9X Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Apple A9X 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. The Apple A9X scores 652 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,198 points.
Apple A9X

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Apple A9X. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Apple A9X.

Name: Apple A9X
Family: Apple A series
CPU group: Apple A9/A9X
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 9
Predecessor: Apple A8X
Successor: Apple A10X Fusion

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A9X has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A9X is 2.26 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x Twister
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.26 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Apple A9X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple A9X uses the Apple A9X, which has 384 texture shaders and 48 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Apple A9X
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Execution units: 48
Shader: 384
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 / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 4 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: LPDDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 4 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: --
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 8 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 8 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Apple A9X is made in 16 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 7.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 16 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
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 A9X 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 i3-4100M Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
768
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
767
Intel Core i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
767
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
763
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
763
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
762
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
762
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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1272
Intel Core i3-3245 Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1265
MediaTek Helio P65 MediaTek Helio P65
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1261
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
1251
Intel Core i5-3360M Intel Core i5-3360M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1249
Intel Pentium J6426 Intel Pentium J6426
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1245
Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1244
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 i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
656
Intel Core i3-4340TE Intel Core i3-4340TE
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
655
Intel Core i3-4150T Intel Core i3-4150T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
653
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
652
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
2C 4T @ 3.86 GHz
651
Intel Core i5-2300 Intel Core i5-2300
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
651
Intel Core i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
650
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.

Intel Core i5-3337U Intel Core i5-3337U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1202
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1201
Intel Core i7-3689Y Intel Core i7-3689Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1199
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
1198
Intel Core m5-6Y57 Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1195
Intel Pentium G3250T Intel Pentium G3250T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1194
Intel Pentium G3440T Intel Pentium G3440T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1194
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-L16G7 Intel Core i5-L16G7
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (64 EU) @ 0.50 GHz
512
AMD A10-7400P AMD A10-7400P
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) @ 0.65 GHz
502
Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.30 GHz
499
Apple A9X Apple A9X
Apple A9X @ 0.65 GHz
499
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
Qualcomm Adreno 620 @ 0.63 GHz
490
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.95 GHz
486
AMD A10-5745M AMD A10-5745M
AMD Radeon HD 8610G @ 0.63 GHz
481
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 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
277965
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
276983
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273594
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
272103
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
269796
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
260173
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
227804
Show all AnTuTu 8 Benchmark results



Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2509
AMD Phenom II X4 850 AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2502
Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2502
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
2501
AMD A8-6410 AMD A8-6410
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2501
Intel Core i3-4100M Intel Core i3-4100M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2500
Intel Celeron G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
2493
Show all Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark results



Benchmarks


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