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A9

A9

Flagship Released: September 9, 2015
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Clock Speed
1850
MHZ
Process
1416
NM
Cores
2
Count

Technical Highlights

GPU : PowerVR GT7600 (PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue))
GPU Frequency : 650 MHz
Memory : LPDDR4
AnTuTu Score : 419,670

About this Chipset

A9 is a dual-sourced 14 nm/16 nm flagship SoC with Twister CPU cores, PowerVR GT7600 graphics, LPDDR4 memory, NVMe storage, and 4G connectivity.

Last updated: July 06, 2026
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Overall Score Of A9

This summarizes how A9 scores across key areas like CPU, GPU, AI, efficiency, and connectivity.

71
Overall
Benchmark
59
CPU
76
Graphics
59
Memory
48
Connectivity
81

General Information of A9

Name

A9

Brand

Apple

Class

Flagship

Release Date

September 9, 2015

Foundry

Samsung, TSMC

CPU Specifications of A9

CPU Architecture

2x 1.85 GHz Twister

CPU Frequency

1850 MHz

40% of the current best CPU Frequency score

Cores

2

20% of the current best Cores score

Instruction Set

ARMv8-A

Process (nm)

14 nm / 16 nm

13% of the current best Process (nm) score

TDP

5 W

40% of the current best TDP score

L1 Cache

64 KB

6% of the current best L1 Cache score

L2 Cache

3 MB

19% of the current best L2 Cache score

L3 Cache

4 MB

25% of the current best L3 Cache score

Graphics Specifications of A9

GPU

PowerVR GT7600

Graphics Architecture

PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue)

GPU Frequency

650 MHz

38% of the current best GPU Frequency score

Pipelines

6

30% of the current best Pipelines score

Shading Units

32

6% of the current best Shading Units score

Total Shaders

192

9% of the current best Total Shaders score

FLOPS

249.6 Gigaflops

4% of the current best FLOPS score

Vulkan Version

1.1

OpenCL Version

1.2

Memory Specifications of A9

Memory Type

LPDDR4

58% of the current best Memory Type score

Memory Frequency

1333 MHz

25% of the current best Memory Frequency score

Bus

2x 16 Bit

Bandwidth

14.9 Gb/s

17% of the current best Bandwidth score

Memory Size

4 GB

13% of the current best Memory Size score

Storage Interface

NVMe

11% of the current best Storage Interface score

Benchmark Metrics of A9

AnTuTu Benchmark (V11)

V11 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

419,670
Total
10% of the current best Total score
CPU
162,356
13% of the current best CPU score
GPU
70,340
4% of the current best GPU score
MEM
60,725
13% of the current best MEM score
UX
126,249
16% of the current best UX score

AnTuTu Benchmark (V10)

V10 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

92nd in AnTuTu V10
339,313
Total
8% of the current best Total score
CPU
110,403
9% of the current best CPU score
GPU
80,830
6% of the current best GPU score
MEM
61,944
10% of the current best MEM score
UX
86,136
9% of the current best UX score

Geekbench (V6)

CPU performance snapshot

Single-Core
633
16% of the current best Single-Core score
Multi-Core
1,014
8% of the current best Multi-Core score
Asset Compression
44.6 MB/sec
10% of the current best Asset Compression score
HTML 5 Browser
14.2 pages/sec
4% of the current best HTML 5 Browser score
PDF Renderer
32 Mpixels/sec
9% of the current best PDF Renderer score
Image Detection
7.3 images/sec
2% of the current best Image Detection score
HDR
40.2 Mpixels/sec
10% of the current best HDR score
Background Blur
2.89 images/sec
6% of the current best Background Blur score
Photo Processing
7.75 images/sec
7% of the current best Photo Processing score
Ray Tracing
1.28 Mpixels/sec
9% of the current best Ray Tracing score

Connectivity of A9

Download Speed

Up to 450 Mbps

3% of the current best Download Speed score

Modem Speed

Top tier

Qualcomm MDM9635M Mbps

100% of the current best Modem Speed score

Upload Speed

Up to 150 Mbps

3% of the current best Upload Speed score

5G Support

No

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth Version

4.2

AI Accelerator of A9

AI Support

No

Performance Charts Of A9

These charts show the balance of A9 across key areas and how its benchmark results compare to today’s top performers.

Performance Radar Chart

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
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Performance Benchmarks

Grey is the market top value. Colored bar is A9.
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Frequently Asked Questions about A9

The A9 scores a total of 419,670 on AnTuTu v11, providing a fluid experience for daily mobile tasks and standard applications. The score is broken down into CPU: 162,356, GPU: 70,340, Memory: 60,725, UX: 126,249.

The A9 was officially released in September 9, 2015, aiming to provide a competitive performance experience for mobile devices.

The A9 features a 2-core CPU architecture, designed to balance peak performance with everyday power efficiency.

The A9 is manufactured using a specialized process by Samsung, TSMC, which optimizes the chipset's power efficiency and performance.

The A9 operates at a CPU frequency (base clock) of 1850 MHz, which determines the speed at which the chipset handles instructions.

The A9 achieves a single-core score of 633 on Geekbench. This is a key metric for measuring how snappy the device will feel when launching and switching between apps.

With a performance score of 71%, the A9 is positioned as a high-end chipset in our comprehensive mobile rankings.

The A9 features the PowerVR GT7600 GPU, which handles graphics rendering and is responsible for determining the chipset's mobile gaming capabilities.

The A9 is compatible with LPDDR4 memory, enabling fast data access which is crucial for modern operating systems and demanding games.