Apple A9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A9, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. 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 | 134774 |
| GPU | 80649 | 137678 |
| Memory | 59673 | 81181 |
| UX | 86227 | 102041 |
| NanoReview Score | 332764 | 455674 |
| Stability | 75 % | 94 % |
| Graphics Test | 11 fps | 9 fps |
| File Compression | 43.4 MB/s | 104.1 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 16.1 pages/s | 68.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 24.7 MP/sec | 74.9 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 3.08 frames/s | 6.01 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 8.39 frames/s | 20.5 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 9.06 frames/s | 18.1 frames/s |
| HDR | 28.7 MP/sec | 71.5 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 1.27 MP/sec | 3.02 MP/sec |
Games
 PUBG Mobile |
n/a | 53 FPS (Ultra) |
 Call of Duty: Mobile |
n/a | 55 FPS (High) |
 Fortnite |
n/a | 28 FPS (Ultra) |
 Shadowgun Legends |
n/a | 48 FPS (High) |
 World of Tanks Blitz |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
 Genshin Impact |
n/a | 56 FPS (Ultra) |
| Device | n/a | Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (1080x2246) |
Processor
| Architecture | 2x 1.85 GHz – Twister | - 4/2.8 (Kryo 385 Gold Cortex-A75) - 4/1.8 (Kryo 385 Silver Cortex-A55) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Cores count | 2 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1850 | 2800 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 256 MB |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | 3 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 5 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | PowerVR GT7600 | Adreno 630 |
| Architecture | PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) | Adreno 600 |
| GPU Frequency | 650 MHz | 710 MHz |
| Execution Units | 6 | 2 |
| Shader Units | 32 | 256 |
| Total shader | 192 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS | 727 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | n/a | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple M9 | Hexagon 685 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 1333 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 2x32 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 | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x32 pixels | 1x192 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm MDM9635M | X20 |
| 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 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS |
Other
| Announced | September, 2015 yr | December, 2017 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1022 | SDM845 |
Results
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