Apple A18 vs Apple A9 (Samsung) Full Specs
6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz | 2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz |
TDP 5W | TDP 5W |
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X | Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4 |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 1.71 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 |
6 Cores 2P 4E | 2 Cores 2P - |
6 Threads 2P 4E | 2 Threads 2P - |
Base Clock 4.04GHz | Base Clock 1.85GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 192KB P 128KB E | L1i 64KB P - |
L1d 128KB P 64KB E | L1d 64KB P - |
L2 8MB P shared 4MB E shared | L2 3MB P shared - |
L3 - | L3 4MB |
SLC Cache 12MB | SLC Cache - |
Type LPDDR5X | Type LPDDR4 |
Max Memory 8GB | Max Memory 2GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 1 | Channels 1 |
Bus Width 64-bit | Bus Width 64-bit |
Speed 7500MT/s | Speed 3200MT/s |
Bandwidth 60GB/s | Bandwidth 25.6GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· |
TDP 5W | TDP 5W |
Peak Power 12W | Peak Power - |
PCIe PCIe 4.0 x35.9GB/sBandwidth | - |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 640 | Shaders 192 |
Boost Clock 1.34GHz | Boost Clock 650MHz |
·· 1.71 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model H17 Theia | NPU Model - |
NPU Cores 16 | NPU Cores - |
NPU Clock 2.17GHz | NPU Clock - |
Performance 35 TOPSINT8 | Performance - |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A | Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A |
Family | Family |
Branding  | Branding  |
Codename Tupai A18Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core | Codename Maui A9 SamsungVariant TwisterP-Core - |
Market Segment Smartphone | Market Segment Smartphone |
Release Date Sep 9, 2024 | Release Date Sep 25, 2015 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry Samsung |
Fabrication Node N3E | Fabrication Node 14LPP |
Die Size 90mm² | Die Size 96mm² |
Transistor Count 15.5 Billion | Transistor Count 2.5 Billion |
Transistor Density 172 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density 26 MTr/mm² |
Smartphones | Smartphones |
Tablets - | Tablets |
