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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ARM-based processor
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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
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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
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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
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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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