Apple S9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 Full Specs
2 Cores 2 Threads 2.02GHz | 5 Cores(4P+1E) 5 Threads(4P+1E) 1.7GHz |
TDP 2W | TDP 3W |
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR5 | Bandwidth 8.5GB/s LPDDR4 |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 112.6 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 865.3 GFLOPSFP16 |
2 Cores 2P - | 5 Cores 4P 1E |
2 Threads 2P - | 5 Threads 4P 1E |
Base Clock 2.02GHz | Base Clock 1.7GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 128KB P | L1i - |
L1d 64KB P | L1d - |
L2 4MB P shared | L2 - |
SLC Cache 4MB | SLC Cache - |
Type LPDDR5 | Type LPDDR4 |
Max Memory 2GB | Max Memory - |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 1 | Channels 1 |
Bus Width 32-bit | Bus Width 16-bit |
Speed 6400MT/s | Speed 4266MT/s |
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s | Bandwidth 8.5GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· |
TDP 2W | TDP 3W |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 128 | Shaders 256 |
Boost Clock 440MHz | Boost Clock 845MHz |
·· 112.6 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 865.3 GFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model H15 Crius | NPU Model - |
NPU Cores 4 | NPU Cores - |
Performance 4.3 TOPSFP16 | Performance - |
Modem Model - | Modem Model X5 |
Peak Down - | Peak Down Up to 150Mbps |
Peak Up - | Peak Up Up to 50Mbps |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.5-A | Architecture |
Family | Family |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename Caicos Sawtooth P-Core - | Codename - Cortex-A53P-Core Cortex-M55E-Core |
Market Segment Smartwatch | Market Segment Smartwatch |
Release Date Sep 12, 2023 | Release Date Aug 1, 2022 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry Samsung |
Fabrication Node N4P | Fabrication Node 28nm LP |
Die Size 41mm² | Die Size - |
Transistor Count 5.6 Billion | Transistor Count - |
Transistor Density 135 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density - |



