Apple A9 vs MediaTek Helio P35

26 out 100
Apple A9
VS
22 out 100
MediaTek Helio P35

Compared 2 processors: Apple A9, vs MediaTek Helio P35. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A9 and MediaTek Helio P35
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple A9
332764
MediaTek Helio P35
147723
CPU10621555950
GPU8064916124
Memory5967336757
UX8622738892
NanoReview Score332764147723
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A9
1850
MediaTek Helio P35
n/a
Stability75 %n/a
Graphics Test11 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A9
619
MediaTek Helio P35
260
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A9
953
MediaTek Helio P35
812
File Compression43.4 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser16.1 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering24.7 MP/secn/a
Background Blur3.08 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing8.39 frames/sn/a
Image Detection9.06 frames/sn/a
HDR28.7 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing1.27 MP/secn/a

Processor

Architecture 2x 1.85 GHz – Twister - 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 2 8
Frequency 1850 2300
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 64 KB n/a
L2 cache 3 MB n/a
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 14 nm 12 nm
Transistor count 2 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 5 W 2.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GT7600 PowerVR GE8320
Architecture PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue)
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 6 4
Shader Units 32 8
Total shader 192 32
FLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.2

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Apple M9 No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1333 MHz 1600 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 4 GB 6 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2048x1536 pixels 2400x1080 pixels
Camera 1x32 pixels 1x25 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Qualcomm MDM9635M n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 6 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 450 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced September, 2015 yr December, 2018 yr
Class Flagship Low end
Codename APL1022 MT6765

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