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.
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: 1187 vs 1087
- Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2067 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 | 1187 vs 1087 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2067 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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Apple A9 | AMD R-272F |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1187 | 1087 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2067 | 1215 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Apple A9 | AMD R-272F | |
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Essentials |
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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 | 2056 | 2189 |
Processor Number | APL1021 | |
Vertical segment | Embedded | |
Performance |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 HD 7520G |
Graphics max frequency | 686 MHz | |
Number of pipelines | 192 | |
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 4 | |
VGA | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11 | |
OpenGL | 4.2 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Sockets supported | FS1 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |