Apple A9 vs Apple A17 Pro

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Apple A17 Pro. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A9

A17 Pro

1568389

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

A17 Pro

2939

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

A17 Pro

7414

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	2x 3.78 GHz – Apple Unknown 6x 1.8 GHz – Apple Unknown
Number of cores	2	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A
Lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	19000 million
TDP	5 Watt	8 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit
Bandwidth		51.2 Gbit/s

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Apple gen. 7
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	650 MHz	1398 MHz
Execution units	6	6
Shaders	192	768
OpenCL API	1.2
Vulkan API	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS