Apple A9X processor review

A9X processor released by Apple; release date: 7 Sep 2016. The processor is based on Twister microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.26 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 16 nm. Cache size: L1 - 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core), L2 - 3 MB (shared).

Supported memory types: LPDDR4-3200. Maximum memory size: 4 GB.

The processor has integrated graphics Custom PowerVR Series7XT with the following parameters: cores count - 12.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

1509

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

2514

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509
PassMark - CPU mark	2514

Integrated graphics – Apple A9X

Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	499.2 GFLOPS
Pipelines	12
Render output units	48

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister
Launch date	7 Sep 2016
OS Support	iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1697
Processor Number	APL1W24
Performance
Base frequency	2.16 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	3 billion

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200
Graphics
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
iGPU core count	12
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series7XT