Apple A9 vs AMD GX-424CC

Comparative analysis of Apple A9 and AMD GX-424CC processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A9

AMD GX-424CC

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	9 Sep 2015 vs 6 June 2014
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	3 MB (shared) vs 2048 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-424CC

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9
CPU 2: AMD GX-424CC

Name	Apple A9	AMD GX-424CC
PassMark - Single thread mark	1187
PassMark - CPU mark	2067
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		7
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		7
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		924
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		924
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2698

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9	AMD GX-424CC
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Steppe Eagle
Launch date	9 Sep 2015	6 June 2014
OS Support	iOS 9.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	2044	2210
Processor Number	APL1021
Family		AMD G-Series
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.85 GHz	2400 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	2048 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	1.85 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	2 billion
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		90 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR3-1866
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	497 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series 7XT @ 650MHz	Radeon R5E
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1
OpenGL		4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported		BGA769 (FT3b)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)