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64

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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

39

Points
Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Exynos 1280

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Exynos 1280 SoCs by Apple and Samsung respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 6-core and 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
A16 Bionic chip 51
Exynos 1280 20
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Exynos 1280 14
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Exynos 1280 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Exynos 1280 39
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Exynos 1280
CPU 247110 121972
GPU 408357 104889
Memory 162944 77341
UX 146541 106223
Total score 964952 410425
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A16 Bionic

  • A16 Bionic chip has 44.17% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (3460 vs 2400 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 39.80% higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (1398 vs 1000 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 200.05% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1280 (6400 vs 2133 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 20% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 1280 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 135.11% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1280 (965 K vs 410 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1280.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Exynos 1280 733

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Exynos 1280 1832

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Exynos 1280 116.6

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Exynos 1280 13.5

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Exynos 1280 33.1

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Exynos 1280 29.3

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Exynos 1280 13.1

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Exynos 1280 1.97

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Exynos 1280 556.4

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - Full HD+ @120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 2960 x 1440
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.3-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Mali-G68 MP4
  • Architecture Apple GPU Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 1000 MHz
  • Execution units 6 4
  • Shading units 768 48
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Yes
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 2550 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 1280 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - 200 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A16 Bionic
CPU
51%
GPU
54%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Samsung Exynos 1280

Samsung Exynos 1280
CPU
20%
GPU
14%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 44.17% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 39.80% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 1000 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 200.05% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1280?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A16 Bionic chip with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 135.11% better score (964952 vs 410425).