Apple A9 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A9, vs HiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 106215 | 80042 |
| GPU | 80649 | 106499 |
| Memory | 59673 | 81766 |
| UX | 86227 | 85160 |
| NanoReview Score | 332764 | 353467 |
| Stability | 75 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 11 fps | 4 fps |
| File Compression | 43.4 MB/s | 83.3 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 16.1 pages/s | 49.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 24.7 MP/sec | 51.8 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 3.08 frames/s | 2.33 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 8.39 frames/s | 10.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 9.06 frames/s | 14 frames/s |
| HDR | 28.7 MP/sec | 51.8 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 1.27 MP/sec | 2.62 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | 2x 1.85 GHz – Twister | - 4/2.36 (Cortex A73) - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 2 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1850 | 2360 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | 5.5 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 5 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | PowerVR GT7600 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU Frequency | 650 MHz | 746 MHz |
| Execution Units | 6 | 12 |
| Shader Units | 32 | 12 |
| Total shader | 192 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS | 214.8 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple M9 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 1333 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Max. resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 3120x1440 pixels |
| Camera | 1x32 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - VC-1 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- 32 bit@384 kHz - HD-audio |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm MDM9635M | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 6 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 450 MB/s | Up to 1200 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 MB/s | Up to 150 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | September, 2015 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1022 | Hi3670 |
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