Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Apple A17 Pro
Across 12 measured categories, the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes out ahead.
I put the Samsung Exynos 2500 and the Apple A17 Pro side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Samsung Exynos 2500 runs the Samsung Xclipse 950 while the Apple A17 Pro runs the Apple A17 Pro GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Samsung Exynos 2500
5 advantages
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31% higher AnTuTu score
21.55 Lakhs vs 16.43 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4091.9 GFLOPS vs 2147 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,600 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Apple A17 Pro
4 advantages
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2% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,517 vs 7,361
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34% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,987 vs 2,228
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480 MHz higher CPU clock
3780 MHz vs 3300 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Samsung Exynos 2500 and the Apple A17 Pro compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | June 2025 | September 2023 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Samsung | Apple |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | APL1V02 |
| Total Cores | 10 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| TDP | 6 Watts | 8W |
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 64 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 4091.9 GFLOPS | 2147 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | - | Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
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| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 320MP | 48 MP |
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| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF |
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | Snapdragon X70 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 9.64 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 2.55 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 21,54,825 | 16,43,269 |
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| CPU | 5,14,532 | 6,00,198 |
| GPU | 9,46,368 | 4,71,123 |
| Memory | 3,83,044 | 2,30,169 |
| UX | 3,10,881 | 3,41,779 |
| Single-Core | 2,228 | 2,987 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,361 | 7,517 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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