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Apple A18 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 850

WINNER
Apple A18 Pro
67.5Inno Score
VS
S
26.2Inno Score
70.5CPU20
53.5GPU—
69Benchmarks20
72AI—
79.6Efficiency46.7
7 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A18 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 67.5 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+51) and benchmarks (+49). 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 A18 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 71 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 69 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 47
  • 1900% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,400 vs 170
  • 1300% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,400 vs 600

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

  • 50% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 8 W
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 850
Announced20242020
Process3 nm+62%8 nm
TDP (typical)8 W4 W+50%
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 850
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock4.05 GHz+102%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 850
GPUApple GPU (6-core)Arm Mali-G52 MP1

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 850
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance35 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR5X-7500LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth60 GB/s+369%12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 850
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X75)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 850
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@120fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu 101,750,000+872%Top 14%180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)3,400+1900%Top 4%170Top 96%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,400+1300%Top 8%600Top 97%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,300Top 18%—

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