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Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Apple A18
66.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
68.4CPU39.5
50.6GPU—
67.5Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
82.1Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Apple A181 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 40
  • 62% lower process: 3 nm vs 8 nm
  • 48% higher Max clock: 4.04 GHz vs 2.73 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20242018
Process3 nm+62%8 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv9—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.04 GHz performance + 4x2.2 GHz efficiency2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock4.04 GHz+48%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G76 MP12

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUNeural Engine (16-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance35 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR5X-6400LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemSnapdragon X70 5G (external)Integrated LTE Cat-20
Max download—2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth5.3—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 9820
Max displaySuper Retina XDRWQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture4K@120fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecApple A18Samsung Exynos 9820
AnTuTu1,650,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)3,250Top 6%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,050Top 11%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,950Top 22%—

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