Apple A9 vs Unisoc Tiger T618

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Unisoc Tiger T618. 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

Tiger T618

252037

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Tiger T618

398

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Tiger T618

1369

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	2x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	6	2
Shaders	192	32
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	1.2	2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	2400x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 64M
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	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.1 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS