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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1680

Apple A15 Bionic
49.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
51.1CPU38.7
41.7GPU40.8
—Benchmarks62.7
50.7AIspec-based56.5
60.7Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 49.9 against 50.2 for Samsung Exynos 1680. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 39
  • 69% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,332 vs 1,376
  • 64% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,854 vs 1,742
  • 28% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,661 vs 4,411
  • 12% higher Max clock: 3.24 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 24% higher AI performance: 19.6 TOPS vs 15.8 TOPS
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Announced20212026
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+12%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock—1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
NPU16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance15.8 TOPS19.6 TOPS+24%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download—5.1 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—6.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTu—1,363,464
AnTuTu 12—1,510,056Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,332+69%Top 13%1,376Top 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,661+28%Top 20%4,411Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,854+64%Top 21%1,742Top 30%

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