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64

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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

49

Points
Samsung Exynos 1480

Exynos 1480
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Exynos 1480

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Exynos 1480 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
A16 Bionic chip 51
Exynos 1480 36
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Exynos 1480 25
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Exynos 1480 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Exynos 1480 49
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Exynos 1480
CPU 247110 239966
GPU 408357 172430
Memory 162944 149766
UX 146541 159472
Total score 964952 721634
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 25.82% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1480 (3460 vs 2750 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 7.54% higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 1480 (1398 vs 1300 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 100.00% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1480 (6400 vs 3200 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 33.72% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1480 (965 K vs 722 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1480.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Exynos 1480 1180

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Exynos 1480 3536

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Exynos 1480

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Exynos 1480

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Exynos 1480

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Exynos 1480

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Exynos 1480

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Exynos 1480

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Exynos 1480

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
N/A
Exynos 1480
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - -
  • Max On-Display Resolution - -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

68%
Turbo Clock Speed

2750 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - 4 MB
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU -
  • Architecture Apple GPU -
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 1300 MHz
  • Execution units 6 -
  • Shading units 768 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version - -
  • OpenCL version - -
  • DirectX version - -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Yes
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • 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 -
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
  • 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 1480

Samsung Exynos 1480
CPU
36%
GPU
25%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1480?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 25.82% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1480?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 7.54% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 1300 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1480?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 100.00% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 3200 MHz).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and Exynos 1480?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 33.72% better score (964952 vs 721634).