Apple A9 (Samsung) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 2.45GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4	Bandwidth 29.9GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU PowerVR GT7600 A9	iGPU Adreno 540
Peak·FP32·FP16 499.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 727 GFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

A9 (Samsung)644

x1.64

Snapdragon 835393

x1

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Core Config

2 Cores 2P -	8 Cores 4P 4E
2 Threads 2P -	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 1.85GHz	Base Clock 2.45GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P -	L1i 32KB P 32KB E
L1d 64KB P -	L1d 32KB P 32KB E
L2 3MB P shared -	L2 2MB P shared 1MB E shared
L3 4MB	L3 -

Memory

Type LPDDR4	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 2GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 2
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 3200MT/s	Speed 3733MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 29.9GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3733MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 29.9GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP 5W

iGPU

iGPU PowerVR GT7600 A9	iGPU Adreno 540
Shaders 192	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 650MHz	Boost Clock 710MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 499.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 727 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -

NPU Model Hexagon 682

Cellular

Modem Model -	Modem Model X16
Peak Down -	Peak Down Up to 1.0Gbps
Peak Up -	Peak Up Up to 150Mbps

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A	Architecture Kryo 280ARMv8.0-A
Family A Series	Family 8 Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Maui A9 SamsungVariant TwisterP-Core -	Codename - - Cortex-A73P-Core Cortex-A72E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Sep 25, 2015	Release Date May 9, 2017

Fabrication

Foundry Samsung	Foundry Samsung
Fabrication Node 14LPP	Fabrication Node 10LPE
Die Size 96mm²	Die Size -
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 Pixel 2Pixel 2 XL
Tablets iPad 5(A9, Early 2017)	Tablets -

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