A10 Fusion vs A9 (TSMC)

A10 Fusion
A9 (TSMC)
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.34GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.85GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR GT7600 Plus A10
350 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR GT7600 A9
250 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 34% faster vs A9 (TSMC)
  • 25% slower vs A10 Fusion
A10 Fusion - GB6S 875
x1.34
A9 (TSMC) - GB6S 655
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 21% faster vs A9 (TSMC)
  • 17% slower vs A10 Fusion
A10 Fusion - GB6M 1,205
x1.21
A9 (TSMC) - GB6M 995
x1
  • 40% faster vs A9 (TSMC)
  • 29% slower vs A10 Fusion
A10 Fusion - 350 GFLOPS FP32
x1.4
A9 (TSMC) - 250 GFLOPS FP32
x1
GB6S 875
22%
GB6S 655
16%
GB6M 995
4%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 6
Architecture
Apple Silicon 4
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Cayman
A10
P-Core
Hurricane
E-Core
Zephyr
Codename
Malta
A9 TSMC
-
Twister
-
-
Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Mobile
Release Date
9/16/2016
Release Date
9/25/2015
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Node
16FFC
Node
16FF
Die Size
125 mm²
Die Size
105 mm²
Transistor Count
3.3 Billion
Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
Unknown
Unknown
4 Cores
2 P-Cores
2 E-Cores
2 Cores
-
-
4 Threads
2 P-Threads
2 E-Threads
2 Threads
-
-
P-Core
2.34GHz
-
1.85GHz
E-Core
1.09GHz
-
-
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
-
-
L1 Data
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
-
-
L2
3MB Shared
12-way set associative
1MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
3MB Shared
12-way set associative
-
-
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
1
Channels
1
Max Memory
3GB
Max Memory
2GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
5W
TDP
5W
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR GT7600 Plus A10
192 Shaders
900MHz
350 GFLOPS FP32
PowerVR GT7600 A9
192 Shaders
650MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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