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Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
S
30.8Inno Score
51CPU29.8
40GPU25.7
58.4Benchmarks37.4
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency32.1
8 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+29) and CPU (+21). Samsung Exynos 990 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 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 37
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 32
  • 194% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Announced20212020
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+30%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+19%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A15 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu 101,150,000+130%Top 26%500,000Top 60%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+158%Top 12%900Top 61%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+113%Top 19%2,650Top 53%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+194%Top 41%900Top 81%

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