Apple A9 vs MediaTek MT6739

26 out 100
Apple A9
VS
15 out 100
MediaTek MT6739

Compared 2 processors: Apple A9, vs MediaTek MT6739. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A9 and MediaTek MT6739
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 MT6739
59165
CPU10621527349
GPU806499021
Memory596735470
UX8622717325
NanoReview Score33276459165
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A9
1850
MediaTek MT6739
n/a
Stability75 %n/a
Graphics Test11 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A9
619
MediaTek MT6739
456
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A9
953
MediaTek MT6739
1499
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 4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 2 4
Frequency 1850 1500
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 28 nm
Transistor count 2 billion 1 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GT7600 PowerVR GE8100
Architecture PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue)
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 570 MHz
Execution Units 6 1
Shader Units 32 8
Total shader 192 8
FLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS 9.1 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 LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 1333 MHz 667 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 4 GB 3 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 1440x720 pixels
Camera 1x32 pixels 1x13 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 MT6177M
4G Support LTE Cat. 6 LTE Cat. 4
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 450 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 50 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 4
Bluetooth version 4.2 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced September, 2015 yr September, 2017 yr
Class Flagship Low end
Codename APL1022 MT6739

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A9 the clear winner in this comparison.

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