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Apple A11 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 990

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 990
30.8Inno Score
28.6CPU29.8
25.6GPU25.7
—Benchmarks37.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic6 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 990 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 30.8 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+1) and GPU (+0). 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

  • 22% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,650 vs 2,245
  • 14% higher Max clock: 2.73 GHz vs 2.39 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Announced20172020
Process10 nm7 nm+30%
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.73 GHz+14%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Max display2436x1125WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu—500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+22%Top 43%900Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,650+18%Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%900+1%Bottom 32%

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