Apple A18 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 9820
70.5CPU39.5
53.5GPU—
69Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9820
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9820 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A18 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 71 vs 40
- 62% lower process: 3 nm vs 8 nm
- 48% higher Max clock: 4.05 GHz vs 2.73 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2018 |
| Process | 3 nm+62% | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz | 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 4.05 GHz+48% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core) | Arm Mali-G76 MP12 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Samsung NPU |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-7500 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X75) | Integrated LTE Cat-20 |
| Max download | — | 2 Gbps |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQUXGA (3840x2400) |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,750,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,400Top 5% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,400Top 10% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,300Top 19% | — |
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