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Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
A
34.3Inno Score
VS
S
30.8Inno Score
30.5CPU29.8
30.2GPU25.7
46.6Benchmarks37.4
20AI—
41.8Efficiency32.1
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+10) and benchmarks (+9). Samsung Exynos 990 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

  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 37
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 32
  • 61% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 900
  • 44% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 500,000

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 10% higher Max clock: 2.73 GHz vs 2.49 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Announced20182020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz2.73 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Max displayRetina XDRWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu 10720,000+44%Top 46%500,000Top 60%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+22%Top 42%900Top 61%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+6%Top 49%2,650Top 53%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+61%Top 66%900Top 81%

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