Apple M3 (8-GPU) vs Samsung Exynos 2400

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Apple M3 (8-GPU) CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 2400
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Samsung Exynos 2400

CPU comparison

Apple M3 (8-GPU) or Samsung Exynos 2400 - 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 M3 (8-GPU) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.06 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M3 (8-GPU) was released in Q4/2023.

The Samsung Exynos 2400 has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 2400 was released in Q4/2023.
Apple M series (25) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Apple M3 (6) CPU group Samsung Exynos 2400 (1)
3 Generation 7
M3 Architecture Cortex-X4/-A720/-A520
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz). The Samsung Exynos 2400 has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz.

Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 2400
8 Cores 10
8 Threads 10
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz)
4x P-Core
A-Core 3.20 GHz
1x Cortex-X4
0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz)
4x E-Core
B-Core 2.90 GHz
5x Cortex-A720
-- C-Core 1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A520

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 M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 2400
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware Samsung AI engine
16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS AI specifications Samsung AI Accelerator @ 44 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Apple M3 (8 Core) GPU Samsung Xclipse 940
0.39 GHz GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
3 nm Technology 4 nm
2 Max. displays 0
128 Compute units 12
1024 Shader 384
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
24 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- 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 M3 (8 Core) GPU Samsung Xclipse 940
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 Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 2400 can connect up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 2400
LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR5X-8533
24 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.3 GB/s
No ECC No
20.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has a TDP of 22 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 2400 is 12 W.

Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 2400
22 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple M3 (8-GPU) has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 2400 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Apple M3 (8-GPU) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 2400
3 nm Technology 4 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Android
Q4/2023 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple M3 (8-GPU) (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 (71%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple M3 (8-GPU) (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 (56%)

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 M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
2150 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
1579 (73%)

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 M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
10450 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
5651 (54%)

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 M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
3125 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
2168 (69%)

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 M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
11863 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
6856 (58%)

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 M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
Apple M3 (8 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
2840 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
Samsung Xclipse 940 @ 1.40 GHz
1825 (64%)

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 M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz
35 (80%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
44 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
137 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
659 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
1965 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
10437 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 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 M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
1724950 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
10,437 CB R23 MC @ 22 W
474 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple M3 (8-GPU) Samsung Exynos 2400
Apple iMac 24 (2023) Samsung Galaxy S24
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus

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