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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1680

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
51CPU38.7
40GPU40.8
58.4Benchmarks62.7
50.7AIspec-based56.5
60.7Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic5 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 51.2 against 50.2 for Samsung Exynos 1680. 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 39
  • 69% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,376
  • 52% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 1,742
  • 28% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 4,411
  • 12% higher Max clock: 3.24 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 63 vs 58
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 24% higher AI performance: 20 TOPS vs 16 TOPS
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 19% higher AnTuTu: 1,363,464 vs 1,150,000

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 performance16 TOPS20 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
AnTuTu1,150,0001,363,464+19%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+69%Top 13%1,376Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+28%Top 21%4,411Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+52%Top 44%1,742Top 62%

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