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Apple A14 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
46CPU57.2
35.1GPU54.3
53.6Benchmarks74.2
41.1AI85.9
63.2Efficiency79.6
1 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic9 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.1 to 46.9, pulling ahead mainly in AI (+45) and benchmarks (+21). Apple A14 Bionic 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

  • 25% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 8 W

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 46
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 35
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 54
  • Stronger AI score: 86 vs 41
  • Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 63

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20202025
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
TDP (typical)6 W+25%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3 GHz3.3 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
NPU16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance11 TOPS59 TOPS+436%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu 10950,000Top 34%2,150,000+126%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080Top 17%2,300+11%Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900Top 23%8,200+67%Top 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 53%4,400+115%Top 17%

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