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Apple A13 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1280

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
34.7CPU28.1
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks37.2
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 38.2 against 39.6 for Samsung Exynos 1280. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 28
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 37
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 82% higher AnTuTu: 900,000 vs 495,000
  • 45% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,350

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
AnTuTu900,000+82%495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+34%Top 37%1,000Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+45%Top 39%2,350Bottom 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Bottom 44%—

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