Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Samsung Exynos 2500. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18

3435

Exynos 2500

2653

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18

8515

Exynos 2500

9901

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 5x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	4	10
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	3 nm
TDP	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 GPU	Xclipse 950
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	RDNA
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	5	8
Shaders	640
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS