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Apple A11 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2100

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2100
44Inno Score
28.6CPU37.1
25.6GPU34.2
—Benchmarks47.5
20AIspec-based64
20Efficiencyspec-based55.9
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic8 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2100

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2100 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 44 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+9) and 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 2100

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 26
  • 4233% higher AI performance: 26 TOPS vs 1 TOPS
  • 68% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,500 vs 891
  • 58% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,550 vs 2,245

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Announced20172021
Process10 nm5 nm+50%
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.9 GHz+21%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G78 MP14
GPU clock—854 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance1 TOPS26 TOPS+4233%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Max display2436x1125—
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
AnTuTu—746,547Bottom 22%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—252,025Bottom 15%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—127,819Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—144,909Bottom 20%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,794Bottom 29%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,430+30%Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%3,550+58%Top 37%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,500+68%Bottom 47%

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