Apple A17 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A17 Pro with Samsung Exynos 1280. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A17 Pro

1568389

Exynos 1280

465756

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A17 Pro

2939

Exynos 1280

841

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A17 Pro

7414

Exynos 1280

1902

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 3.78 GHz – Apple Unknown 6x 1.8 GHz – Apple Unknown	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set		ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	19000 million
TDP	8 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit
Bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 7	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1398 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	6	4
Shaders	768	64
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 108MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	1.84 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS