Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Apple A15 Bionic
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Apple A15 Bionic, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Samsung Exynos 2500 comes with a deca-core CPU paired with a Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU, while the Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A15 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Samsung Exynos 2500
- Released 3 years and 9 months later - (June 2025 vs september 9, 2021)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 6
- 125% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.0
- 139% higher compute power (4.09 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- 2% Faster CPU clock speed (3300 MHz vs 3230 MHz )
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 125% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 1% faster single-core and 42% faster multi-core performance
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
81
|
60
|
| GPU Score |
85
|
65
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
58
|
| Total Score |
87
|
61
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Samsung Exynos 2500 +57%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
| CPU | 514,532 | 397,445 |
| GPU | 946,368 | 346,512 |
| MEM | 383,044 | 164,227 |
| UX | 310,881 | 462,330 |
| TOTAL | 2,154,825 | 1,370,514 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +1%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +42%
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
| Single-Core | 2,359 | 2,341 |
| Multi-Core | 8,141 | 5,742 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Ultra HD preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Max preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Ultra preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Highest preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Epic preset
Samsung Exynos 2500
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
| Game | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
–
– |
90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
| Free Fire |
–
– |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Genshin Impact |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
| Fortnite |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | september 9, 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | APL1W07 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3300 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 59 TOPS NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 64 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 4.09 TFLOPS | 1.712 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | No |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 12 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS HDR 4K @ 120FPS |
4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K | 2732 x 2048 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 9.64 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.55 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |