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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
51CPU57.2
40GPU54.3
58.4Benchmarks74.2
50.7AI85.9
60.7Efficiency79.6
2 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic8 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.1 to 51.2, pulling ahead mainly in AI (+35) and efficiency (+19). Apple A15 Bionic 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

  • 12% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 8 W

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 51
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 40
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 58
  • Stronger AI score: 86 vs 51
  • Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 61

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20212025
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz3.3 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
NPU16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance16 TOPS59 TOPS+273%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu 101,150,000Top 26%2,150,000+87%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+1%Top 12%2,300Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650Top 19%8,200+45%Top 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%4,400+66%Top 17%

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