Apple A9 processor review
A9 processor released by Apple; release date: 9 Sep 2015. The processor is based on Twister microarchitecture.
CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 1.85 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 16 nm. Cache size: L1 - 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core), L2 - 3 MB (shared), L3 - 4 MB (shared).
Supported memory types: LPDDR4-3200. Maximum memory size: 2 GB.
The processor has integrated graphics Custom PowerVR Series 7XT @ 650MHz with the following parameters: cores count - 6.
Benchmarks
PassMark Single thread mark |
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PassMark CPU mark |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1187 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2067 |
Integrated graphics – Apple A9
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 650 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm |
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 249.6 GFLOPS |
Pipelines | 6 |
Render output units | 24 |
Specifications (specs)
Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Twister |
Launch date | 9 Sep 2015 |
OS Support | iOS 9.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2 |
Place in performance rating | 2056 |
Processor Number | APL1021 |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 1.85 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB (shared) |
L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm |
Maximum frequency | 1.85 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 |
Number of threads | 2 |
Transistor count | 2 billion |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 1 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 2 GB |
Supported memory types | LPDDR4-3200 |
Graphics |
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Execution Units | 24 |
Graphics base frequency | 650 MHz |
iGPU core count | 6 |
Processor graphics | Custom PowerVR Series 7XT @ 650MHz |