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Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2100

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34.3Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2100
44Inno Score
30.5CPU37.1
30.2GPU34.2
46.6Benchmarks47.5
20AI64
41.8Efficiency55.9
1 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic9 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2100

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2100 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 44 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in AI (+44) and efficiency (+14). 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% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2100

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 30
  • Stronger AI score: 64 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 56 vs 42
  • 420% higher AI performance: 26 TOPS vs 5 TOPS

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Announced20182021
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)6 W+33%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz2.9 GHz+16%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G78 MP14
GPU clock—854 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance5 TOPS26 TOPS+420%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
AnTuTu 10720,000Top 46%746,547+4%Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 42%1,430+30%Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Top 49%3,550+27%Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Top 66%1,500+3%Top 65%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—252,025Top 86%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—127,819Top 72%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—144,909Top 86%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—221,794Top 78%

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