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Apple A11 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 850

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 850
26.2Inno Score
28.6CPU20
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based46.7
3 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 26.2 for Samsung Exynos 850. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 20
  • 547% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 170
  • 274% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 600
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 8 nm vs 10 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Announced20172020
Process10 nm8 nm+20%
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+20%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G52 MP1

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth—12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu—180,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+547%Top 43%170Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+274%Bottom 40%600Bottom 3%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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