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Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

WINNER
A
66.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
68.4CPU57.2
50.6GPU54.3
67.5Benchmarks74.2
72AI85.9
82.1Efficiency79.6
3 spec wins — Apple A186 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A18 scores 66.2 against 66.1 for Samsung Exynos 2500. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A18 edges ahead in CPU and efficiency, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A18

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 57
  • 41% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,250 vs 2,300
  • 22% higher Max clock: 4.04 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • 12% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 8 W

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 51
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 68
  • Stronger AI score: 86 vs 72
  • 69% higher AI performance: 59 TOPS vs 35 TOPS
  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 2500
Announced20242025
Process3 nm3 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 W
ArchitectureArmv9Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 2500
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x4.04 GHz performance + 4x2.2 GHz efficiency1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock4.04 GHz+22%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 2500
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 2500
NPUNeural Engine (16-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance35 TOPS59 TOPS+69%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5X-6400LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 2500
ModemSnapdragon X70 5G (external)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth5.3—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 2500
Max displaySuper Retina XDR—
Video capture4K@120fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu 101,650,000Top 16%2,150,000+30%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (single)3,250+41%Top 6%2,300Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,050Top 10%8,200+2%Top 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,950Top 20%4,400+11%Top 17%

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