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Apple A16 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 850

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
S
26.2Inno Score
56.8CPU20
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks20
52.7AI—
71.4Efficiency46.7
7 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A16 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.2 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+42) and CPU (+37). 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 A16 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 62 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 47
  • 1441% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 170
  • 995% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,570 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 A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Announced20222020
Process4 nm+50%8 nm
TDP (typical)7 W4 W+43%
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.46 GHz+73%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G52 MP1

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+300%12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu 101,300,000+622%Top 23%180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+1441%Top 11%170Top 96%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+995%Top 15%600Top 97%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 36%—

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