Apple A9

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The Apple A9 is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple that powers devices like the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, offering significant performance and efficiency improvements over its predecessors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ARM-based processor
mobile system-on-a-chip
announcementDate September 9, 2015
architecture 64-bit
brand Apple A-series NERFINISHED
cacheConfiguration L1 and L2 caches for each core
countryOfDesign United States NERFINISHED
cpuClockSpeed 1.85 GHz
cpuCoreBrand Twister
designer Apple Inc. NERFINISHED
fabricationFoundry Samsung NERFINISHED
TSMC NERFINISHED
fabricationProcess 14 nm FinFET
16 nm FinFET
firstAvailabilityYear 2015
gpuBrand PowerVR GT7600 NERFINISHED
gpuCores 6
includesEmbeddedMSeriesCoprocessor Apple M9 NERFINISHED
instructionSetArchitecture ARMv8-A NERFINISHED
marketSegment high-end mobile SoC
memoryBusWidth 64-bit
notableFeature better energy efficiency than Apple A8
improved CPU performance over Apple A8
improved GPU performance over Apple A8
numberOfCpuCores 2
packageType package-on-package
predecessor Apple A8 NERFINISHED
primaryUse set-top boxes
smartphones
tablets
successor Apple A10 Fusion NERFINISHED
supports4KVideoPlayback true
supports64BitComputing true
supportsAlwaysOnHeySiri true
supportsARMv8CryptographyExtensions true
supportsHEVCDecode partial hardware support
supportsLPDDR4Memory true
supportsSecureEnclave true
supportsTouchIDGeneration second generation Touch ID
systemIntegration CPU GPU memory controller and ISP on a single chip
transistorCount about 2 billion
usedInDevice Apple TV HD (4th generation) NERFINISHED
iPad (5th generation) NERFINISHED
iPad Pro 9.7-inch NERFINISHED
iPhone 6s NERFINISHED
iPhone 6s Plus NERFINISHED
iPhone SE (1st generation) NERFINISHED
usedInOperatingSystem iOS NERFINISHED
tvOS NERFINISHED

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Apple A-series includesModel Apple A9