Apple A9 (TSMC) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Full Specs
2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz | 8 Cores(2P+6E) 8 Threads(2P+6E) 2.2GHz |
TDP 5W | TDP 5W |
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4 | Bandwidth 14.9GB/s LPDDR4X |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 844.8 GFLOPSFP16 |
2 Cores 2P - | 8 Cores 2P 6E |
2 Threads 2P - | 8 Threads 2P 6E |
Base Clock 1.85GHz | Base Clock 2.2GHz |
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 |
Type LPDDR4 | Type LPDDR4X |
Max Memory 2GB | Max Memory 8GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 1 | Channels 2 |
Bus Width 64-bit | Bus Width 32-bit |
Speed 3200MT/s | Speed 3733MT/s |
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s | Bandwidth 14.9GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 14.9GB/s |
TDP 5W | TDP 5W |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 192 | Shaders 256 |
Boost Clock 650MHz | Boost Clock 825MHz |
·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 844.8 GFLOPSFP16 |
Modem Model - | Modem Model X15 |
Peak Down - | Peak Down Up to 800Mbps |
Peak Up - | Peak Up Up to 150Mbps |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A | Architecture Kryo 470ARMv8.2-A |
Family | Family |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename Malta A9 TSMCVariant TwisterP-Core - | Codename - - Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core |
Market Segment Smartphone | Market Segment Smartphone |
Release Date Sep 25, 2015 | Release Date Apr 9, 2019 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry Samsung |
Fabrication Node 16FF | Fabrication Node 8LPP |
Die Size 105mm² | Die Size - |
Transistor Count 2.5 Billion | Transistor Count - |
Transistor Density 24 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density - |
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Smartphones | Smartphones |



