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39

Points
Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280

83

Points
Apple A17 Pro

A17 Pro
Overview - Exynos 1280 Vs A17 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Exynos 1280 vs A17 Pro SoCs by Samsung and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-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
Exynos 1280 20
A17 Pro 78
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Exynos 1280 14
A17 Pro 82
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Exynos 1280 82
A17 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Exynos 1280 39
A17 Pro 83
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Exynos 1280 A17 Pro
CPU 121972 399992
GPU 104889 620081
Memory 77341 265579
UX 106223 346005
Total score 410425 1631657
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A17 Pro

  • A17 Pro has 57.5% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (3780 vs 2400 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 39.80% higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (1398 vs 1000 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1280 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 40% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 1280 (3 vs 5 nm).
  • A17 Pro has 297.55% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1280 (1,632 K vs 410 K ).
  • A17 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1280.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 733
A17 Pro 2999

Multi-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 1832
A17 Pro 7779

Image compression

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Exynos 1280 116.6
A17 Pro

Face detection

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Exynos 1280 13.5
A17 Pro

Speech recognition

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Exynos 1280 33.1
A17 Pro

Machine learning

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Exynos 1280 29.3
A17 Pro

Camera shooting

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Exynos 1280 13.1
A17 Pro

HTML 5

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Exynos 1280 1.97
A17 Pro

SQLite

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Exynos 1280 556.4
A17 Pro

3DMark

12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
51%
A17 Pro
Stability 79%

Graphics test 60 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

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

94%
Turbo Clock Speed

3780 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     2x 3.78 GHz
    4x 2.02 GHz
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - 256 KB
  • L2 cache - 16 MB
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 5 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - 19 Billion
  • TDP - 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Apple A17 GPU
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Apple GPU
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 4 6
  • Shading units 48 128
  • FLOPS - 2147.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2. -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

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

Connectivity

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

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Samsung Exynos 1280

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

Apple A17 Pro

Apple A17 Pro
CPU
78%
GPU
82%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Exynos 1280 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 57.50% higher clock speed (3780 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Exynos 1280 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 39.80% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 1000 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Exynos 1280 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Exynos 1280 and A17 Pro?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A17 Pro with a 40% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Exynos 1280 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A17 Pro with a 297.55% better score (1631657 vs 410425).