Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Apple A19 Pro
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Samsung Exynos 2500 and Apple A19 Pro, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Samsung Exynos 2500 features a deca-core CPU paired with the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU, while the Apple A19 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and Apple’s custom 6-core GPU.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Apple A19 Pro
- 7% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 2.01M)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 6
- 65% more compute performance (4.09 vs 2.48 TFLOPS)
Why Apple A19 Pro is better than Samsung Exynos 2500
- 29% Faster CPU clock speed (4260 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 66% faster single-core and 26% faster multi-core performance
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
Performance scores
CPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
Apple A19 Pro
97
GPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Apple A19 Pro
98
Memory score
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Apple A19 Pro
95
Total score
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
Apple A19 Pro
97
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Exynos 2500
+7% better
2,154,825
Apple A19 Pro
2,006,613
| CPU | 514,532 | 796,137 |
| GPU | 946,368 | 602,892 |
| MEM | 383,044 | 244,562 |
| UX | 310,881 | 361,022 |
| TOTAL | 2,154,825 | 2,006,613 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Apple A19 Pro
+66% better
3,924
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
Apple A19 Pro
+26% better
10,280
| Single-Core | 2,359 | 3,924 |
| Multi-Core | 8,141 | 10,280 |
General
| SoC Name | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | A19 Pro |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
CPU
| CPU Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 4.26 GHz performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz efficiency cores |
| Max Clock Speed | 3300 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | 16 MB (performance) + 4 MB (efficiency) |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | - |
GPU
| GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Apple A19 pro (6-core GPU) |
| GPU Architecture | AMD RDNA 3 Architecture | Apple10 architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 59 TOPS NPU | Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 64 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 4.09 TFLOPS | 2.48 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | Yes, hardware-accelerated |
| Max Refresh Rate | 4K @ 120Hz | 120Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | Not supported |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | Not supported on iOS |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 75.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 1x 48MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K @ 60Hz |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30FPS HDR, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | Snapdragon (on Pro models), Apple C1X (on Air) |
| 4G | LTE-A Cat.24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Sub-6GHz NR, mmWave | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 9.64 Gbps | 10 Gbps (Snapdragon) |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.55 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps (Snapdragon) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
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