Apple A19 (17e) vs Apple A9 (TSMC) Full Specs
6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.26GHz | 2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz |
TDP 5W | TDP 5W |
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR5X | Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4 |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 3.01 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 |
A19 (17e)3,608
A9 (TSMC)6536 Cores 2P 4E | 2 Cores 2P - |
6 Threads 2P 4E | 2 Threads 2P - |
Base Clock 4.26GHz | 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 8533MT/s | Speed 3200MT/s |
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s | Bandwidth 25.6GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s |
TDP 5W | TDP 5W |
Peak Power 11W | Peak Power - |
PCIe PCIe 4.0 x35.9GB/sBandwidth | - |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 512 | Shaders 192 |
Boost Clock 1.47GHz | Boost Clock 650MHz |
·· 3.01 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model H18 Apollo | 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 15ARMv9.2-A | Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A |
Family | Family |
Branding  | Branding  |
Codename Tilos A19Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core | Codename Malta A9 TSMCVariant TwisterP-Core - |
Market Segment Smartphone | Market Segment Smartphone |
Release Date Mar 2, 2026 | Release Date Sep 25, 2015 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node N3P | Fabrication Node 16FF |
Die Size 83mm² | Die Size 105mm² |
Transistor Count 14.3 Billion | Transistor Count 2.5 Billion |
Transistor Density 172 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density 24 MTr/mm² |
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Smartphones | Smartphones |