Apple A9 vs Samsung Exynos 9611

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Samsung Exynos 9611. 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 9611

243759

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Exynos 9611

364

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Exynos 9611

1088

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	3000 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	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	6	3
Shaders	192	48
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	2560x1600
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@120fps
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	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