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Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1330

Apple A12 Bionic
35.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1330
35.3Inno Score
32.4CPU27
29.9GPU21.3
—Benchmarks42.4
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based65.6
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1330

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 35.2 against 35.3 for Samsung Exynos 1330. Pick by the categories that matter to you, 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 21
  • 286% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,408 vs 365
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 43% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,850 vs 1,989

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1330

  • 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 1330
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1330
Announced20182023
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1330
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 1330
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1330
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G68 MP2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1330
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1330
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1330
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1330
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1330
AnTuTu—608,174Bottom 16%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—248,088Bottom 16%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—42,913Bottom 12%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—129,402Bottom 13%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—187,771Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325+37%Top 36%968Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850+43%Bottom 47%1,989Bottom 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408+286%Top 35%365Bottom 31%

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