Apple A9 (Samsung) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz	8 Cores(1P+3M+4E) 8 Threads(1P+3M+4E) 3GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU PowerVR GT7600 A9	iGPU Adreno 730
Peak·FP32·FP16 499.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.35 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

Snapdragon 8 Gen 11,311

x2.04

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Core Config

2 Cores 2P - -	8 Cores 1P 3M 4E
2 Threads 2P - -	8 Threads 1P 3M 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 1.85GHz	Base Clock 3GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P - -	L1i 64KB P 64KB M 32KB E
L1d 64KB P - -	L1d 64KB P 64KB M 32KB E
L2 3MB P shared	L2 1MB P 512KB M 128KB E -
L3 4MB	L3 6MB
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 4MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 2GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 4
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 3200MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP 5W

iGPU

iGPU PowerVR GT7600 A9	iGPU Adreno 730
Shaders 192	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 650MHz	Boost Clock 818MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 499.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.35 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model Hexagon
Performance -	Performance 52 TOPSINT4

Cellular

Modem Model -	Modem Model X65
Cellular -	Cellular 5G mmWave
Peak Down -	Peak Down Up to 10.0Gbps
Peak Up -	Peak Up Up to 3.0Gbps

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A	Architecture KryoARMv9.0-A
Family A Series	Family 8 Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Maui A9 SamsungVariant TwisterP-Core - -	Codename - Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Variant Cortex-X2P-Core Cortex-A710M-Core Cortex-A510E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Sep 25, 2015	Release Date Oct 5, 2021

Fabrication

Foundry Samsung	Foundry Samsung
Fabrication Node 14LPP	Fabrication Node 4LPE
Die Size 96mm²	Die Size 129mm²
Transistor Count 2.5 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 26 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Smartphones iPhone 6SiPhone SE(Gen 1)	Smartphones Galaxy S23 FEGalaxy S22Galaxy S22+ Show 2 more
Tablets iPad 5(A9, Early 2017)	Tablets Galaxy Tab S8(SD 8G1, Early 2022)Galaxy Tab S8+(SD 8G1, Early 2022)Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra(SD 8G1, Early 2022)

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