Apple A9 (TSMC) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz	8 Cores(1P+3M+4E) 8 Threads(1P+3M+4E) 2.84GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4	Bandwidth 34.1GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU PowerVR GT7600 A9	iGPU Adreno 640
Peak·FP32·FP16 499.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.8 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

A9 (TSMC)653

x1

Snapdragon 855901

x1.38

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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 2.84GHz
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 512KB P 256KB M 128KB E -
L3 4MB	L3 2MB
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 3MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 2GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 4
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 3200MT/s	Speed 4266MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 34.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 34.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP 5W

iGPU

iGPU PowerVR GT7600 A9	iGPU Adreno 640
Shaders 192	Shaders 768
Boost Clock 650MHz	Boost Clock 585MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 499.2 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.8 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model Hexagon 690
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 576MHz
Performance -	Performance 7 TOPS

Cellular

Modem Model -	Modem Model X24
Peak Down -	Peak Down Up to 2.0Gbps
Peak Up -	Peak Up Up to 316Mbps

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A	Architecture Kryo 485ARMv8.2-A
Family A Series	Family 8 Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Malta A9 TSMCVariant TwisterP-Core - -	Codename - Snapdragon 855Variant Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A76M-Core Cortex-A55E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Sep 25, 2015	Release Date Oct 22, 2019

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 16FF	Fabrication Node N7
Die Size 105mm²	Die Size 77mm²
Transistor Count 2.5 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 24 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Smartphones iPhone 6S Plus

Smartphones Pixel 4Pixel 4 XL

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