Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) vs Samsung Exynos 1480

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 1480
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Samsung Exynos 1480

CPU comparison

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) or Samsung Exynos 1480 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.23 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) was released in Q3/2021.

The Samsung Exynos 1480 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.75 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 1480 was released in Q2/2024.
Apple A series (22) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Apple A15 (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 14xx (1)
15 Generation 8
A15 Architecture Cortex-A78/-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple A14 Bionic Predecessor --
Apple A16 Bionic Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) is 3.23 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 1480 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 1480 is at 2.75 GHz.

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1480
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.23 GHz
2x Avalanche
A-Core 2.75 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
2.02 GHz
4x Blizzard
B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1480
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware Samsung AI engine
16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS AI specifications AI Engine with 6K MAC NPU
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) or Samsung Exynos 1480 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) GPU Samsung Xclipse 530
1.34 GHz GPU frequency 1.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
12 GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 0
20 Compute units --
640 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
6 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) GPU Samsung Xclipse 530
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) can use up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 1480 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1480
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR4X, LPDDR5
6 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache --
32.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) is 7.25 W, while the Samsung Exynos 1480 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1480
7.25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has 48.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 1480 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1480
5 nm Technology 4 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
iOS Operating systems Android, Windows ARM
Q3/2021 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 (52%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 (67%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
1745 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
893 (51%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
4777 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
3358 (70%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
2245 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
1161 (52%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
5402 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
3472 (64%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) @ 1.34 GHz
1713 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
Samsung Xclipse 530 @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
742548 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
825116 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
15.8 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Samsung Exynos 1480
Apple iPad mini (6. Gen)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 14
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Unknown

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