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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2100

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2100
44Inno Score
51CPU37.1
40GPU34.2
58.4Benchmarks47.5
50.7AI64
60.7Efficiency55.9
6 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2100

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 44, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+14) and benchmarks (+11). Samsung Exynos 2100 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 37
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 34
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 48
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 56
  • 77% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 1,500

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2100

  • Stronger AI score: 64 vs 51
  • 65% higher AI performance: 26 TOPS vs 16 TOPS
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Announced20212021
Process5 nm5 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+12%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G78 MP14
GPU clock—854 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
NPU16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance16 TOPS26 TOPS+65%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2100
AnTuTu 101,150,000+54%Top 26%746,547Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+62%Top 12%1,430Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+59%Top 19%3,550Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+77%Top 41%1,500Top 65%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—252,025Top 86%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—127,819Top 72%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—144,909Top 86%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—221,794Top 78%

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