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Apple A14 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
31.9Inno Score
46CPU29.8
35.1GPU29.9
53.6Benchmarks37.4
41.1AIspec-based—
63.2Efficiencyspec-based32.1
7 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 31.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+16) and CPU (+16). 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 A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 30
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 37
  • 131% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 900
  • 90% higher AnTuTu: 950,000 vs 500,000

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 A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Announced20202020
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3 GHz+10%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu950,000+90%500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+131%Top 16%900Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+85%Top 22%2,650Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050+45%Top 34%1,414Top 47%

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