Samsung Exynos 1080 vs Apple A12X Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 1080 vs Apple A12X Bionic, comparison of GPUs Mali-G78 MP24 and Apple A12X Bionic.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 1080 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and A12X Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Octane V2, Quadrant, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Geekbench 5, Vellamo, AnTuTu, GFXBench, PassMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 1080 or A12X Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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%

A12X Bionic

48%

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

Exynos 1080

78%

A12X Bionic

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 1080

45%

A12X Bionic

46%

Antutu 8

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

	Exynos 1080	A12X Bionic
Total score	676347	673441
CPU	189378	188568
GPU	257014	255916
MEM	108209	107748
UX	121743	121209

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Exynos 1080	A12X Bionic
Single-Core	1023	1152
Multi-Core	3731	4435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 1080	A12X Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10000 millions
Core configuration	4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	8 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	42
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		48 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
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. Here Exynos 1080 is 17% better than A12X Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G78 MP24	Apple A12X Bionic
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1076	1360
# of Cores	24	7
# 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	26.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	79.5	79.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	48.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.1	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	67.7	68.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	99.7	99.3
Real Racing 3	59.6	85.6
Sniper 3D	76.3	63.6
Need for Speed No Limits	57.2	78.2
Mortal Kombat X	69.2	56.2
CSR Racing 2	66.8	63.6

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 8 and GeekBench 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	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	14000 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	12000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, QZSS, GPS, Glonass, Beidou, SBAS	Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 1080 is better: 21
The number of parameters for which Apple A12X Bionic is better: 21
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 1080 and A12X Bionic, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 1080 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Exynos 1080 specs and review.

A12X Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• A12X Bionic specs and review.