A16 (iPad) vs A9 (Samsung)
A16 (iPad)
A9 (Samsung)
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5 Cores
5 Threads
3.44GHz Clock
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2 Cores
2 Threads
1.85GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
Unknown
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iGPU
4-Core A16
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
PowerVR GT7600 A9
250 GFLOPS FP32
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GB6S N/A
0%
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GB6S 645
16%
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GB6M N/A
0%
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GB6M 965
4%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 12
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 4
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Family
A Series
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Family
A Series
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Codename
Crete
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A16
P-Core
Everest
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E-Core
Sawtooth
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Codename
Maui
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A9 Samsung
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Twister
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-
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-
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Market Segment
Mobile
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Market Segment
Mobile
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Release Date
3/4/2025
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Release Date
9/25/2015
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Foundry
TSMC
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-
-
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Foundry
Samsung
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-
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Node
N4P
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-
-
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Node
14LPP
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-
-
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Die Size
115 mm²
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Die Size
96 mm²
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-
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
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-
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Unknown
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Unknown
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5 Cores
2 P-Cores
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3 E-Cores
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2 Cores
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-
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5 Threads
2 P-Threads
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3 E-Threads
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2 Threads
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P-Core
3.44GHz
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1.85GHz
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-
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E-Core
2.02GHz
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-
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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-
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Integrated Chipset
-
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Integrated Chipset
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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-
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-
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
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3MB Shared
12-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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-
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24MB SLC Cache
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-
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Channels
1
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Channels
1
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Max Memory
8GB
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Max Memory
2GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
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Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
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Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
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TDP
5W
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-
-
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TDP
5W
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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No PCIe
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No PCIe
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4-Core A16
512 Shaders
1398MHz
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
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PowerVR GT7600 A9
192 Shaders
650MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
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-
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No NPU
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16 Cores
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-
-
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17 TOPS FP16
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-
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-
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-
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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