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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 850

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
S
26.2Inno Score
51CPU20
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks20
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency46.7
7 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+38) and CPU (+31). Samsung Exynos 850 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 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 47
  • 1265% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 170
  • 842% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 600

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

  • 43% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 7 W
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Announced20212020
Process5 nm+37%8 nm
TDP (typical)7 W4 W+43%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+62%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G52 MP1

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+166%12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu 101,150,000+539%Top 26%180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+1265%Top 12%170Top 96%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+842%Top 19%600Top 97%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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