Apple A9 vs Samsung Exynos 7884B

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Samsung Exynos 7884B. 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

Exynos 7884B

191257

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Exynos 7884B

251

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Exynos 7884B

792

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	2x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A73 6x 1.35 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	14 nm	14 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	933 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	650 MHz	770 MHz
Execution units	6	2
Shaders	192	32
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	2220x1080@30fps
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 22MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	FullHD@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS