Apple A9
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Apple A10X Fusion

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A9 and Apple A10X Fusion mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 10 nm (14 nm vs 10 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2380 MHz (1850 MHz vs 2380 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: June 2017 (September 2015 vs June 2017)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2015
Launch Date
June 2017
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
APL1022
Model Name
APL1071
2x 1.85 GHz – Twister
Architecture
3x 2.38 GHz – Hurricane
3x 1.05 GHz – Zephyr
2
Cores
6
14 nm
Technology
10 nm
1850 MHz
Frequency
2380 MHz
2
Transistor count
3.3

GPU Specifications

PowerVR GT7600
GPU name
Apple A10X
650 MHz
GPU frequency
1000 MHz
0.2496 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.768 TFLOPS
32
Shading units
384
6
Execution units
48
1.2
OpenCL version
1.2
1.1
Vulkan version
1.1
2048 x 1536
Max display resolution
2048 x 1536
11
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

Up to 450 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 600 Mbps
LTE Cat. 6
4G support
LTE Cat. 12
No
5G support
No
4.2
Bluetooth
4.2
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4
Memory type
LPDDR4
1333 MHz
Memory frequency
1600 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

3 MB
L2 Cache
8 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC
1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Max camera resolution
1x 32MP
NVMe
Storage type
NVMe
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265
Video codecs
H.264
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
5 W
TDP
8 W
ARMv8-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
Apple M9
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M10

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A9
623
A10X Fusion
942 +51%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A9
957
A10X Fusion
2201 +130%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
A9
520
A10X Fusion
832 +60%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
A9
962
A10X Fusion
2257 +135%