Apple A9 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Samsung Exynos 8890. 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 8890

224856

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Exynos 8890

318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Exynos 8890

881

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	4x 2.3 GHz – Exynos M1 4x 1.6 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	1800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Midgard
GPU frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	6	12
Shaders	192	192
DirectX		11.1
OpenCL API	1.2	1.2
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	3840x2400
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 24MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

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)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS