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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2100

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
48.1Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2100
39.4Inno Score
49.1CPU31.2
36.5GPU29.3
50.3Benchmarks39.3
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, 48.1 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+18) and benchmarks (+11). Samsung Exynos 2100 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 49 vs 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 37 vs 29
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 50 vs 39
  • 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+35%850,000
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+62%1,430
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+59%3,550
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+77%1,500

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