MediaTek Helio P23 vs Apple A9

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Helio P23 and Apple A9 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek Helio P23 Apple A9
• Family
  Mediatek Helio Apple A series
• CPU group
  MediaTek Helio P20/P30 Apple A9/A9X
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 9
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A8
• Successor
  -- Apple A10 Fusion

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Helio P23 vs Apple A9 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Helio P23 and Apple A9 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G71 MP2 Apple A9
• GPU frequency
  0.77 GHz 0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  2 6
• Shader
  32 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  Bifrost 1 6
• Technology
  16 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Helio P23 and Apple A9. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between MediaTek Helio P23 and Apple A9 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR3-933, LPDDR4X-1600 LPDDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  6 GB 2 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 1
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Helio P23 or Apple A9? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Helio P23 and Apple A9 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  16 nm 16 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  -- 3.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A53 A9
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2015
• Part Number
  MT6763T --