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Apple A13 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
S
30.8Inno Score
34.7CPU29.8
34.3GPU25.7
52.2Benchmarks37.4
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency32.1
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+15) and efficiency (+10). 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 A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 37
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 32
  • 117% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 900

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

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Announced20192020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz2.73 GHz+3%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Max displayRetina XDRWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu 10900,000+80%Top 36%500,000Top 60%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+49%Top 34%900Top 61%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+28%Top 36%2,650Top 53%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+117%Top 56%900Top 81%

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