Apple A18 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 2500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 2500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A18 Pro GPU, while the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes with a deca-core CPU and the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- 23% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 47% faster single-core and 9% faster multi-core performance
Top Reasons to Choose the Samsung Exynos 2500
- 24% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 1.74M)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 6
- 28% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- 79% higher compute performance (4.09 vs 2.289 TFLOPS)
- 28% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
81
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
85
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
95
|
| Total Score |
90
|
87
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Samsung Exynos 2500 +24%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
| CPU | 478,128 | 514,532 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 946,368 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 383,044 |
| UX | 366,115 | 310,881 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 2,154,825 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +47%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +9%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 2,359 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 8,141 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Fortnite | - (Epic) | – |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | June 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | T8140 | S5E9955 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | 59 TOPS NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 4.09 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes, Hardware-accelerated |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
8K @ 30FPS HDR 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 4K |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Exynos 5400 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.55 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |