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Apple A11 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.2Inno Score
28.6CPU37.3
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks60.1
20AIspec-based48.8
20Efficiencyspec-based73.8
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic7 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 1580 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 52.2 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+9). Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 29
  • 2350% higher AI performance: 15 TOPS vs 1 TOPS
  • 74% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,900 vs 2,245
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Announced20172025
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.39 GHz2.9 GHz+21%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Samsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance1 TOPS15 TOPS+2350%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu—1,227,862Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 46%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Top 48%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Bottom 46%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Top 50%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,350+23%Top 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%3,900+74%Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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