Apple A9 (Samsung) vs Apple A18 Pro (Neo) Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz	6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4	Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU PowerVR GT7600 A9	iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro
Peak·FP32·FP16 499.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A9 (Samsung)644

x1

A18 Pro (Neo)3,409

x5.29

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Core Config

2 Cores 2P -	6 Cores 2P 4E
2 Threads 2P -	6 Threads 2P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 1.85GHz	Base Clock 4.04GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 64KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 3MB P shared -	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 4MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 24MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 2GB	Max Memory 8GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 1
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 3200MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 60GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 60GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 12W

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU PowerVR GT7600 A9	iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro
Shaders 192	Shaders 640
Boost Clock 650MHz	Boost Clock 1.47GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 499.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.17GHz
Performance -	Performance 35 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family A Series	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Maui A9 SamsungVariant TwisterP-Core -	Codename Tahiti A18 ProVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Sep 25, 2015	Release Date Mar 4, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry Samsung	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 14LPP	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 96mm²	Die Size 110mm²
Transistor Count 2.5 Billion	Transistor Count 18.4 Billion
Transistor Density 26 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 168 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Neo(Early 2026)
Smartphones iPhone 6SiPhone SE(Gen 1)	Smartphones -
Tablets iPad 5(A9, Early 2017)	Tablets -

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