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.
| Name: | Apple A9X |
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| Family: | Apple A series (22) |
| CPU group: | Apple A9/A9X (2) |
| Architecture: | A9 |
| 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 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 2x Twister |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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| 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 |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.65 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Compute units: | 48 |
| Shader: | 384 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Max. displays: | 1 |
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| Generation: | 6 |
| Direct X: | -- |
| Technology: | 16 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 4 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
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 |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
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| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe 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. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| LPDDR4-3200 | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 4 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | 3.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 4.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | No |
| Operating systems: | iOS |
| Virtualization: | None |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | -- |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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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 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.
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