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A9 - Apple
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A9
General Info
DesignerApple
ManufacturerTSMC, Samsung
MarketMobile, Embedded
IntroductionSeptember 9, 2015 (announced)
September 25, 2015 (launched)
General Specs
FamilyAx
Frequency1,850 MHz
Microarchitecture
ISAARMv8 (ARM)
MicroarchitectureTwister
Core NameTwister
Process16 nm (TSMC), 14 nm (Samsung)
TechnologyCMOS
Die104.5 mm² (TSMC)
Word Size64 bit
Cores2
Threads2
Multiprocessing
Max SMP1-Way (Uniprocessor)
Succession
Contemporary
A9X

A9 is a 64-bit dual-core ARM performance mobile system on a chip introduced by Apple in late 2015 as a successor to the A8.

Utilizing devices

  • iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6s Plus
  • iPhone SE
  • iPad 2017

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Facts about "A9 - Apple"
base frequency1,850 MHz (1.85 GHz, 1,850,000 kHz) +
core count2 +
core nameTwister +
designerApple +
familyAx +
first announcedSeptember 9, 2015 +
first launchedSeptember 25, 2015 +
full page nameapple/ax/a9 +
instance ofmicroprocessor +
isaARMv8 +
isa familyARM +
ldateSeptember 25, 2015 +
manufacturerTSMC + and Samsung +
market segmentMobile + and Embedded +
max cpu count1 +
microarchitectureTwister +
nameA9 +
smp max ways1 +
technologyCMOS +
thread count2 +
used byiPhone 6s +, iPhone 6s Plus +, iPhone SE + and iPad 2017 +
word size64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +