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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1580

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.2Inno Score
51CPU37.3
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks60.1
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 51.2 against 52.2 for Samsung Exynos 1580. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Samsung Exynos 1580 edges ahead in benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 37
  • 72% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,350
  • 45% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 3,900
  • 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 performance16 TOPS+7%15 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
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,150,0001,227,862Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 48%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Bottom 45%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+72%Top 14%1,350Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+45%Top 22%3,900Top 35%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 44%—

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