Apple A9 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Samsung Exynos 2500. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Exynos 2500

2653

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Exynos 2500

9901

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 5x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	2	10
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Xclipse 950
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	RDNA
GPU frequency	650 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	6	8
Shaders	192
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.1	1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS