Apple A14 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2100
46CPU37.1
35.1GPU34.2
53.6Benchmarks47.5
41.1AIspec-based64
63.2Efficiencyspec-based55.9
5 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic3 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2100
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 44, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+9) and benchmarks (+6). Samsung Exynos 2100 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A14 Bionic
- Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 37
- Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 48
- 45% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 1,430
- 38% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,900 vs 3,550
- 37% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,050 vs 1,500
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2100
- 136% higher AI performance: 26 TOPS vs 11 TOPS
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2021 |
| Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W+33% | 9 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.4 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz | 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3 GHz+3% | 2.9 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | Arm Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU clock | — | 854 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Samsung NPU |
| AI performance | 11 TOPS | 26 TOPS+136% |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-4266 | LPDDR5 |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X55) | Integrated Exynos 5G modem |
Media
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 950,000 | 746,547Bottom 24% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 252,025Bottom 18% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 127,819Bottom 32% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 144,909Bottom 21% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 221,794Bottom 32% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,080+45%Top 15% | 1,430Top 28% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,900+38%Top 22% | 3,550Top 37% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 2,050+37%Top 34% | 1,500Top 45% |
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