Apple A9 vs AMD R-272F

Comparative analysis of Apple A9 and AMD R-272F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A9

AMD R-272F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 32 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1188 vs 1087
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2068 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 Sep 2015 vs 21 May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	3 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1188 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	2068 vs 1215

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.85 GHz
768x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.85 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9
CPU 2: AMD R-272F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1188

1087

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2068

1215

Name	Apple A9	AMD R-272F
PassMark - Single thread mark	1188	1087
PassMark - CPU mark	2068	1215

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9	AMD R-272F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Piledriver
Launch date	9 Sep 2015	21 May 2012
OS Support	iOS 9.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	2043	2189
Processor Number	APL1021
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.85 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	96 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.85 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	2 billion
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	497 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series 7XT @ 650MHz	Radeon HD 7520G
Graphics max frequency		686 MHz
Number of pipelines		192
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported		4
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX		11
OpenGL		4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)