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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Apple A9 benchmark which processor is better

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Apple A9

Comparisons   28-02-2023
   Comprehensive compare data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Apple A9, examination of graphics processors (GPU). A thorough review of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, Neocore, PassMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, Geekbench, PCMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty, Minecraft, Asphalt 9, GTA, Fortnite, PUBG, Madout2 etc.
   After reading the results of all tests and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 7c or Apple A9.

 
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score
Snapdragon 7c16% Apple A912%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)
Snapdragon 7c78% Apple A953%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming
Snapdragon 7c13% Apple A99%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed
Snapdragon 7c Apple A9
Total score222661168386
CPU6233447145
GPU8462063993
MEM3562526945
UX4008830308

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Snapdragon 7c Apple A9
Single-Core499501
Multi-Core16961088

Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory
Snapdragon 7c Apple A9
Frequency2400 MHz1850 MHz
Cores86
Bit6464
Lithography7 nm14 nm
Transistors count2400 millions
Core configuration8x2.4 GHz Kryo 4682x1.85 GHz Twister
Power consumption (TDP)8 W5 W
Memory typeLPDDR4x (Dual Channel)LPDDR4
Max. Memory12 Gb4 Gb
Memory Frequency21332133
Memory bandwidth1714.9
Neural Processor (NPU)YesYes
L1 cache
L2 cache3 MB
L3 cache8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)ARMv8.3-AARMv8-A
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 7c is 22% better than Apple A9 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 7c has -2 more core than Apple A9. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media
GPUAdreno 618PowerVR GT7600
GPU Frequency750 MHz650 MHz
GFloPS452.14136
# of Cores6
# of Shader Units256148
Display2560 x 1440 pixels1920 x 1080 pixels
The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark
Fortnite Mobile21.522.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)43.326.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra48.956.8
Call of Duty: Mobile38.329.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)37.123.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition52.432.8
Real Racing 384.299.4
Sniper 3D105.773.8
Need for Speed No Limits87.579.5
Mortal Kombat X69.973.8
CSR Racing 257.979.5
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras
Camera resolution32 MP32 MP
Dual Camera resolution16 MP12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)Qualcomm Spectra 255Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS6030
Video Encoding resolution4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec supportH.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9


Networks and Navigation
ModemQualcomm Snapdragon X15 LTE modemQualcomm MDM9635M
Download speed600 MBit/s.450 MBit/s.
Upload speed300 MBit/s.150 MBit/s.
NavigationNavIC, QZSS, GLONASS, GPS, Galileo, Beidou, SBASGalileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC supportNoYes
5G supportYesNo


Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Apple A9 is better: 12
   Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs, as well as read the test results at the links below.
Snapdragon 7c SoC - all data

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• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile


Snapdragon 7c SoC Comparisons
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T612
• Vs MediaTek Helio G85
• Vs Samsung Exynos 980
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 810
• Vs MediaTek Helio G88
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
• Vs MediaTek Helio G90T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 700
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
• Vs MediaTek Helio G95
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 720 5G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
• Vs MediaTek Helio G96
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 800U
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
• Vs MediaTek Helio G80
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T618
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
• Vs MediaTek Helio G70
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T610
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
• Vs MediaTek Helio P95
• Vs MediaTek Helio P65 (MT6768)
• Vs MediaTek Helio P90
• Vs MediaTek Helio P60
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9611
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T616
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
• Vs Apple A10 Fusion
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T700
• Vs Apple A11 Bionic
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 800
• Vs HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 980
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9825
• Vs MediaTek Helio G99
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1280
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 810
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
• Vs Apple A12 Bionic
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 800T
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 900
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 930
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
• Vs Mediatek Dimensity 920
• Vs Samsung Exynos 990
• Vs Apple A13 Bionic
• Vs Apple A14 Bionic
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1100
• Vs Qualcomm QCM6490
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
• Vs Apple A12Z Bionic
• Vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9810
• Vs Samsung Exynos 880
• Vs MediaTek Kompanio 500
• Vs MediaTek Helio P70
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9610
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9609
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T606
• Vs MediaTek Helio G37
• Vs MediaTek Helio G35
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
• Vs MediaTek Helio G25
• Vs MediaTek Helio A25
• Vs MediaTek Helio P35
• Vs Unisoc SC79863a
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
• Vs MediaTek Helio G36
• Vs MediaTek MT6762VCB
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2


Apple A9 SoC Comparisons
• Vs Apple A16 Bionic
• Vs Qualcomm QCM2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS4290
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
• Vs Apple A17 Bionic
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