Samsung Exynos 1080 vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 1080 vs Apple A14 Bionic, speed testing of GPUs Apple A14 Bionic and Mali-G78 MP24.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 1080 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and A14 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, 3DMark, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PassMark, Neocore, Quadrant, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 1080 or A14 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Exynos 1080

48%

A14 Bionic

41%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Exynos 1080

78%

A14 Bionic

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 1080

45%

A14 Bionic

38%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Exynos 1080	A14 Bionic
Total score	676347	571583
CPU	189378	160050
GPU	257014	217206
MEM	108209	91462
UX	121743	102894

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Exynos 1080	A14 Bionic
Single-Core	1023	1621
Multi-Core	3731	4180

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 1080	A14 Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	3000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count		11800000 millions
Core configuration	4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x3 GHz Icestorm 4x1.8 GHz Firestorm
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	4266
Memory bandwidth	44	42.7
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Exynos 1080 has -2 more core than A14 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G78 MP24	Apple A14 Bionic
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	3000 MHz
GFloPS	1076	1480
# of Cores	24	4
# of Shader Units
Display	4096 x 2160 pixels	2732 x 2048 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	25.5	28.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	79.5	60.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.1	57.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	67.7	47.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	99.7	74.8
Real Racing 3	59.6	98.5
Sniper 3D	76.3	73.2
Need for Speed No Limits	57.2	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	69.2	73.2
CSR Racing 2	66.8	67.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	240 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	120	960
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Exynos Modem 5200	Snapdragon X60 5G
Download speed	14000 MBit/s.	7500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	12000 MBit/s.	3000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, QZSS, GPS, Glonass, Beidou, SBAS	NavIC enabled, GNSS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS, QZSS, SBAS, Beidou
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 1080 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Apple A14 Bionic is better: 19
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 1080 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Exynos 1080 specs and review.

A14 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A14 Bionic specs and review.