Apple A9X vs AMD RX-427BB

Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and AMD RX-427BB 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A9X

AMD RX-427BB

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 28 nm

Launch date	7 Sep 2016 vs 20 May 2014
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-427BB

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 159192% higher clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 2.26 GHz
2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3600 MHz vs 2.26 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: AMD RX-427BB

Name	Apple A9X	AMD RX-427BB
PassMark - Single thread mark	1511
PassMark - CPU mark	2516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		12.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5750
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5750

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9X	AMD RX-427BB
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Bald Eagle
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	20 May 2014
OS Support	iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1590	1546
Processor Number	APL1W24	RX-427BB
Family		AMD R-Series
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.16 GHz	2700 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz	3600 MHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
Die size		928 mm2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	600 MHz
iGPU core count	12
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series7XT	Radeon R7 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		686 MHz
Number of pipelines		512
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1
OpenGL		4.2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP		30-35 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Sockets supported		BGA (FP3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)