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Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1280

Apple A12 Bionic
34.8Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
34.8Inno Score
32.4CPU27.2
29.9GPU23.6
46.6Benchmarks37.2
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based65.6
6 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.8 against 34.8 for Samsung Exynos 1280. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A12 Bionic edges ahead in benchmarks and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 27
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 37
  • 122% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,408 vs 635
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Announced20182022
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+4%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu720,000+45%495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325+37%Top 34%968Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850+37%Bottom 50%2,078Bottom 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408+122%Top 48%635Bottom 27%

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