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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1580

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
52.4Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.3Inno Score
51.1CPU37.5
41.7GPU—
—Benchmarks60.1
50.7AIspec-based48.8
60.7Efficiencyspec-based73.8
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 52.4 against 52.3 for Samsung Exynos 1580. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A15 Bionic edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 38
  • 70% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,332 vs 1,368
  • 44% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,661 vs 3,921
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 12% higher Max clock: 3.24 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 14% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Announced20212025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W6 W+14%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+12%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Samsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
NPU16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance15.8 TOPS+7%14.7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu—1,227,862Top 47%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Top 43%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Top 47%
AnTuTu 12—1,437,689Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,332+70%Top 13%1,368Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,661+44%Top 20%3,921Top 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,854Top 21%—

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