We compared the Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Apple A19 Pro. The Exynos 2500 features an octa-core CPU with the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU, while the Apple A19 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with Apple’s 6-core GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Exynos 2500
74
Apple A19 Pro
98
GPU Performance
Exynos 2500
79
Apple A19 Pro
97
Total Score
Exynos 2500
76
Apple A19 Pro
98
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
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
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Exynos 2500
2,359
Apple A19 Pro
+67% better
3,947
Multi Core
Exynos 2500
8,141
Apple A19 Pro
+26% better
10,280
| Multi Core | 8,141 | 10,280 |
| Single Core | 2,359 | 3,947 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Samsung Exynos 2500
- 65% more compute performance (4.09 TFLOPS vs 2.48 TFLOPS)
- 7% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 2.00M)
Advantages of Apple A19 Pro
- 29% Faster CPU clock speed (4260 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- 2x larger L3 cache (32 MB vs 16 MB)
- 62% higher GPU frequency (1620 MHz vs 999 MHz)
- 67% faster single-core and 26% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
Specifications Comparison
Samsung Exynos 2500
vs
Apple A19 Pro
General
| SoC Name | Samsung Exynos 2500 | A19 Pro |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | A19 Pro |
CPU
| 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 4.26 GHz performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz efficiency cores |
| Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | 16 MB (performance) + 4 MB (efficiency) |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| TDP | 6 Watts | – |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Apple A19 pro (6-core 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 |
| FLOPS | 4.09 TFLOPS | 2.48 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | Yes, hardware-accelerated |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 4K @ 120Hz | 120Hz |
| Vulkan Version | 1.4 | Not supported |
| OpenCL Version | 2.0 | – |
| DirectX Version | 12.1 | Not supported on iOS |
Memory
| 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
| Max Camera Resolution | 320MP | 1x 48MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K @ 60Hz |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS HDR, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 4K @ 120FPS |
| 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 Support | LTE-A Cat.24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | 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) |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |