Samsung Exynos 980 vs Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) | |
CPU comparisonSamsung Exynos 980 or Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) - 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 M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.06 GHz. The CPU supports up to 36 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) was released in Q4/2023. |
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| Samsung Exynos (47) | Family | Apple M series (25) |
| Samsung Exynos 980 (1) | CPU group | Apple M3 (6) |
| 4 | Generation | 3 |
| Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | M3 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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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 M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) has 12 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) is at 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz). |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.20 GHz 2x Cortex-A77 |
A-Core | 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz) 6x P-Core |
| 1.80 GHz 6x Cortex-A55 |
B-Core | 0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz) 6x E-Core |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) |
| -- | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
| -- | AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Samsung Exynos 980 or Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) 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 | Apple M3 Pro (18 Core) |
| 0.72 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.39 GHz |
| 0.72 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.40 GHz |
| Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 7 nm | Technology | 3 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 5 | Compute units | 288 |
| 80 | Shader | 2304 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 36 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
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 | Apple M3 Pro (18 Core) |
| 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 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Samsung Exynos 980 can use up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) supports up to 36 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 153.6 GB/s. |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) |
| LPDDR4X-1866 | Memory | LPDDR5-6400 |
| 12 GB | Max. Memory | 36 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 36.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 980 is --, while the Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Samsung Exynos 980 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) is manufactured in 3 nm and has a 36.00 MB cache. |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) |
| 8 nm | Technology | 3 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | Apple Virtualization Framework |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS |
| Q4/2019 | Release date | Q4/2023 |
| -- | 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 M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
Apple M3 Pro (18 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.06 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.06 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.06 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.80 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 M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.06 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 M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.06 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.80 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 M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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).
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).
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Samsung Exynos 980 | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) |
| Unknown | Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) |
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