Apple A9 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with HiSilicon Kirin 955. 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

Kirin 955

147887

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Kirin 955

345

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Kirin 955

1180

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	4x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A72 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Midgard
GPU frequency	650 MHz	900 MHz
Execution units	6	4
Shaders	192	64
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	1.2	1.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 31MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	FullHD@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS