Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2400
30.5CPU51.7
30.2GPU49.4
46.6Benchmarks71.2
20AI—
41.8Efficiency66.5
1 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic8 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2400
InnoReviews verdict
Samsung Exynos 2400 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 57.9 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+25) and benchmarks (+25). 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 2400
- Stronger CPU score: 52 vs 31
- Stronger GPU score: 49 vs 30
- Stronger benchmarks score: 71 vs 47
- Stronger efficiency score: 67 vs 42
- 166% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,914,857 vs 720,000
General
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2023 |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W+33% | 9 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.3 | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 10+67% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest | 1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X4 + 2x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| Max clock | 2.49 GHz | 3.2 GHz+29% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | Samsung Xclipse 940 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | Samsung NPU |
| AI performance | 5 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7560 LTE (external) | Integrated Exynos 5G modem |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu 10 | 720,000Top 46% | 1,914,857+166%Top 12% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 42% | 2,150+95%Top 16% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,800Top 49% | 6,600+136%Top 15% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,450Top 66% | 3,800+162%Top 21% |
| AnTuTu 10 (CPU) | — | 637,914Top 26% |
| AnTuTu 10 (GPU) | — | 562,338Top 29% |
| AnTuTu 10 (Memory) | — | 289,405Top 40% |
| AnTuTu 10 (UX) | — | 425,200Top 29% |
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