Apple A9 (Samsung) vs Qualcomm Microsoft SQ2 Full Specs
2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz | 8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.15GHz |
TDP 5W | TDP - |
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4 | Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 4.18 TFLOPSFP16 |
A9 (Samsung)644
Microsoft SQ2-2 Cores 2P - | 8 Cores 4P 4E |
2 Threads 2P - | 8 Threads 4P 4E |
Base Clock 1.85GHz | Base Clock 3.15GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 64KB P - | L1i 64KB P 32KB E |
L1d 64KB P - | L1d 64KB P 32KB E |
L2 3MB P shared | L2 512KB P 128KB E - |
L3 4MB | L3 2MB |
SLC Cache - | SLC Cache 3MB |
Type LPDDR4 | Type LPDDR4X |
Max Memory 2GB | Max Memory 16GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 1 | Channels 8 |
Bus Width 64-bit | Bus Width 128-bit |
Speed 3200MT/s | Speed 4266MT/s |
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s | Bandwidth 68.3GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s |
TDP 5W | TDP - |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 192 | Shaders 1536 |
Boost Clock 650MHz | Boost Clock 680MHz |
·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 4.18 TFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model - | NPU Model Hexagon 690 |
Performance - | Performance 7 TOPS |
Modem Model - | Modem Model X24 |
Peak Down - | Peak Down Up to 2.0Gbps |
Peak Up - | Peak Up Up to 316Mbps |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A | Architecture Kryo 495ARMv8.2-A |
Family | Family |
Branding  | Branding  |
Codename Maui A9 SamsungVariant TwisterP-Core - | Codename - Microsoft SQ2Variant Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core |
Market Segment Smartphone | Market Segment Tablet |
Release Date Sep 25, 2015 | Release Date Oct 1, 2020 |
Foundry Samsung | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node 14LPP | Fabrication Node N7 |
Die Size 96mm² | Die Size - |
Transistor Count 2.5 Billion | Transistor Count - |
Transistor Density 26 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density - |
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Smartphones | Smartphones - |
Tablets | Tablets |