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.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- 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
Performance Scores
CPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
Apple A15 Bionic
60
GPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Apple A15 Bionic
65
Memory score
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Apple A15 Bionic
58
Total score
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
Apple A15 Bionic
61
AnTuTu 10
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
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 |