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Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1580

A
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
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52.2Inno Score
30.5CPU37.3
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks60.1
20AI48.8
41.8Efficiency73.8
1 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic8 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 1580 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 52.2 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+32) and AI (+29). Apple A12 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 A12 Bionic

  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 31
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 60 vs 47
  • Stronger AI score: 49 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 74 vs 42
  • 194% higher AI performance: 15 TOPS vs 5 TOPS

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Announced20182025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W6 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.49 GHz2.9 GHz+16%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Samsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance5 TOPS15 TOPS+194%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu 10720,000Top 46%1,227,862+71%Top 26%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 42%1,350+23%Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Top 49%3,900+39%Top 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Top 66%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—466,860Top 43%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—292,734Top 46%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—171,100Top 55%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—297,168Top 49%

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