Comparison of Apple A9X and Samsung Exynos 980 [S]ave
| Attribute |  Apple A9X × |  Samsung Exynos 980 × |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Brand | Apple | Samsung |
| Series | Apple A series | Samsung Exynos |
| Model | Apple A9X | Samsung Exynos 980 |
| CPU Cores and Base Frequency | ||
| CPU Cores | 2 | 8 |
| Frequency (GHz) | 2.16 | 1.8 |
| CPU Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Hyperthreading | - | - |
| Overclocking | - | - |
| A core | 2x Twister | 2x Cortex-A77 |
| B core | - | 6x Cortex-A55 |
| Turbo (1 Core) (GHz) | 2.26 | 2.2 |
| Turbo (2 Cores) (GHz) | 2.26 | - |
| Turbo (8 Cores) (GHz) | - | 2.2 |
| Encryption | ||
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Hardware codec support | ||
| JPEG | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| h264 | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No | Decode / Encode |
| VP8 | Decode | Decode / Encode |
| AV1 | No | No |
| VC-1 | Decode | Decode / Encode |
| VP9 | No | Decode / Encode |
| AVC | Decode | Decode / Encode |
| Internal Graphics | ||
| GPU name | Apple A9X | ARM Mali-G76 MP5 |
| GPU frequency (GHz) | 0.65 | 0.72 |
| GPU (Turbo) (GHz) | - | 0.72 |
| Generation | 6 | 0 |
| DirectX Version | - | 12 |
| Execution units | 12 | 5 |
| Shader | 384 | 80 |
| Max. GPU Memory (GB) | 4 | 4 |
| Max. displays | 1 | 2 |
| GPU Release date (year) | 2015 | 2018 |
| Memory And PCIe | ||
| Memory type | LPDDR4-3200 | LPDDR4X-1866 |
| Max. Memory (GB) | 4 | 12 |
| ECC | - | - |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Technical details | ||
| Release date (year) | 2015 | 2019 |
| Technology (Nm) | 16 | 8 |
| Virtualization |
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| L2-Cache (MB) | 3 | 2 |
| Architecture | A9X | Cortex-A77+Cortex-A55 |
| Instruction set (ISA) | ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) | ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) |
| Thermal Management | ||
| TDP (PL1) (W) | 8 | - |
| Benchmarks | ||
| iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS) | 499 | 260 |
| Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) | 652 | - |
| Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) | 1,198 | - |
| AnTuTu 8 benchmark | 272,103 | 330,665 |
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