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).
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 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 | 2056 | 2215 |
Processor Number | APL1021 | |
Family | AMD G-Series | |
Vertical segment | Embedded | |
Performance |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.2 | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | BGA769 (FT3b) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |