Samsung Exynos 980 vs Apple A7
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Apple A7 | |
CPU comparisonSamsung Exynos 980 or Apple A7 - 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 Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 980 was released in Q4/2019. The Apple A7 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A7 was released in Q3/2013. |
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| Samsung Exynos (47) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Samsung Exynos 980 (1) | CPU group | Apple A7 (1) |
| 4 | Generation | 7 |
| Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | A7 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A6 |
| -- | Successor | Apple A8 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 980 is 2.20 GHz while the Apple A7 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A7 is at 1.40 GHz. |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple A7 |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 2 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.20 GHz 2x Cortex-A77 |
A-Core | 1.40 GHz 2x Cyclone |
| 1.80 GHz 6x Cortex-A55 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Samsung Exynos 980 or Apple A7 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. |
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| ARM Mali-G76 MP5 | GPU | PowerVR G6430 |
| 0.72 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.45 GHz |
| 0.72 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 7 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 5 | Compute units | 16 |
| 80 | Shader | 128 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 10 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| ARM Mali-G76 MP5 | GPU | PowerVR G6430 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Samsung Exynos 980 can use up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Apple A7 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s. |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple A7 |
| LPDDR4X-1866 | Memory | LPDDR3-1333 |
| 12 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 980 is --, while the Apple A7 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple A7 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Samsung Exynos 980 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Apple A7 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache. |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple A7 |
| 8 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q4/2019 | Release date | Q3/2013 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz |
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Apple A7
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.45 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Apple A7 |
| Unknown | Apple iPhone 6 Apple iPhone 6 Plus Apple iPad Mini 4 Apple TV HD Apple HomePod Apple iPod touch (6. Gen) |
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