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Apple A13 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1280

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
34.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
34.1Inno Score
34.7CPU27.2
34.9GPU23.6
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based65.6
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 34.9 against 34.1 for Samsung Exynos 1280. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A13 Bionic edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 27
  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 24
  • 219% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,027 vs 635
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 64% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,078

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 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 A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Announced20192022
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+10%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+38%Top 33%968Bottom 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+64%Top 42%2,078Bottom 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,027+219%Top 25%635Bottom 42%

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