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Apple A9 vs Samsung Exynos 9611 vs Samsung Exynos 9610

Apple A9

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The Apple A9 is a high-end dual-core ARM SoC for smartphones. It was announced in Sept. 2015 in the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Technical details were not published, but the CPU part should be about 70% and the GPU 90% faster than the previous Apple A8. Therefore, the performance should be on par with high-end Android SoCs in 2015.

It is based on the third generation of Apples 64 Bit architectures (Cyclone 3?) and uses a "new transistor technology". It is manufactured at Samsung in 14nm (slightly smaller die) and TSMC at 16nm (both FINFET 3D transistors). A performance difference of both versions are not noticable.

Furthermore, the chip now integrates the M9 motion coprocessor and a 4K video de- and encoder (as the iPhones 6s supports 4K video recording). The integrated graphics card should be still based on PowerVR technology.

The power consumption could be lower than the A8 due to the new process technology and the fact that the iPhones now got a smaller battery (due to the haptic engine part).

Samsung Exynos 9611

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The Samsung Exynos 9611 (or Exynos 7 Series 9611) is a mid-range SoC for Android based smartphones and tablets. It integrates 8 processor cores in two clusters (bigLITTLE concept). Four ARM Cortex A73 cores at up to 2.3 GHz for demanding tasks and four ARM Cortex A53 at up to 1.7 GHz for power efficiency. Compared to the older Exynos 9610, the 9611 supports higher resolutions for the rear faced camera.

The integrated LTE modem supports 4G at up to 600 Mbps download and 150 Mbps upload. Furthermore, 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 are also integrated in the chip.

The on-board ARM Mali-G72 MP3 graphics card offers three clusters and support for Vulkan, DirectX 12 and OpenGL ES 3.2.

The Exynos 9611 is manufactured in the modern 10nm FinFET process and therefore relatively power efficient and also suited for smaller smartphones.

Samsung Exynos 9610

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The Samsung Exynos 9610 (or Exynos 7 Series 9610) is a mid-range SoC for Android based smartphones and tablets. It integrates 8 processor cores in two clusters (bigLITTLE concept). Four ARM Cortex A73 cores at up to 2.3 GHz for demanding tasks and four ARM Cortex A53 at up to 1.7 GHz for power efficiency.

The integrated LTE modem supports 4G at up to 600 Mbps download and 150 Mbps upload. Furthermore, 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 are also integrated in the chip.

The on-board ARM Mali-G72 MP3 graphics card offers three clusters and support for Vulkan, DirectX 12 and OpenGL ES 3.2.

The Exynos 9610 is manufactured in the modern 10nm FinFET process and therefore relatively power efficient and also suited for smaller smartphones.

ModelApple A9Samsung Exynos 9611Samsung Exynos 9610
SeriesApple Samsung ExynosSamsung Exynos
CodenameCyclone 3Exynos 7 SeriesExynos 7 Series
Series: Exynos Exynos 7 Series
Apple A9X2.26 GHz2 / 2 cores Cyclone 3
Apple A9 « 1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores Cyclone 3
Samsung Exynos 9611 « 1.7 - 2.3 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos 7 Series
Samsung Exynos 96101.7 - 2.3 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos 7 Series
Samsung Exynos 96091.6 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos 7 Series
Samsung Exynos 96111.7 - 2.3 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos 7 Series
Samsung Exynos 9610 « 1.7 - 2.3 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos 7 Series
Samsung Exynos 96091.6 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos 7 Series
Clock1800 MHz1700 - 2300 MHz1700 - 2300 MHz
Cores / Threads2 / 28 / 88 / 8
Technology14/16 nm10 nm10 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction Set
iGPUApple A9 / PowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-G72 MP3ARM Mali-G72 MP3
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.samsung.comwww.samsung.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Exynos 9611
0.5 pt (36%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
A9 +
min: 12854     avg: 13248     median: 13210.5 (11%)     max: 13717 Points
14353 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
A9 +
1094 Points (13%)
2266 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
A9 +
1093 Points (12%)
2241 Points (26%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A9 +
531 Points (22%)
min: 345     avg: 347.3     median: 347.5 (15%)     max: 349 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A9 +
970 Points (2%)
min: 1207     avg: 1310     median: 1323.5 (2%)     max: 1387 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 345     avg: 347     median: 347 (2%)     max: 349 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1063     avg: 1229     median: 1299 (4%)     max: 1326 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A9 +
2556 Points (26%)
1721 Points (17%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A9 +
4459 Points (5%)
5605 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A9 +
min: 2503     avg: 2527     median: 2526.5 (34%)     max: 2550 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A9 +
min: 4286     avg: 4359     median: 4359 (11%)     max: 4432 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A9 +
min: 4386     avg: 4412     median: 4422 (7%)     max: 4429 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A9 +
min: 2533     avg: 2537     median: 2538 (38%)     max: 2539 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 A9 +
min: 1225     avg: 1260     median: 1260 (43%)     max: 1295 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 A9 +
min: 669     avg: 677     median: 677 (66%)     max: 685 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
A9 +
min: 1458     avg: 1656     median: 1712 (2%)     max: 1743 ms
min: 4332     avg: 4863     median: 4786 (6%)     max: 6212 ms
3897 ms (5%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 A9 +
223 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
A9 +
min: 15967     avg: 16716     median: 16375 (14%)     max: 18148 Points
min: 7442     avg: 9667     median: 9810 (9%)     max: 10687 Points
10322 Points (9%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 46     avg: 53.4     median: 55 (11%)     max: 57 Points
62 Points (13%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 A9 +
min: 58869     avg: 58977     median: 58976.5 (59%)     max: 59084 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 A9 +
min: 126969     avg: 129767     median: 128706 (44%)     max: 133626 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
7831 Points (24%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
36958 Points (45%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
37658 Points (12%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
61747 Points (38%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
144194 Points (25%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
min: 152185     avg: 175473     median: 177197 (17%)     max: 187087 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
A9 +
min: 46285     avg: 48479     median: 48849 (6%)     max: 49934 Points
150124 Points (20%)
172805 Points (23%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 5080     avg: 5572     median: 5587 (37%)     max: 5925 Points
5827 Points (38%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 5777     avg: 6166     median: 6144 (31%)     max: 6697 Points
7029 Points (35%)

Average Benchmarks Apple A9 → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks Samsung Exynos 9611 → 172% n=6

Average Benchmarks Samsung Exynos 9610 → 172% n=6

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)