Samsung Exynos 9611 vs Apple A12 Bionic

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 9611 and Apple A12 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 9611 Apple A12 Bionic
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Apple A series
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 9600 Apple A12/A12X/A12Z
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 12
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A11 Bionic
• Successor
  -- Apple A13 Bionic

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 9611 vs Apple A12 Bionic by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 9611 and Apple A12 Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G72 MP3 Apple A12
• GPU frequency
  0.85 GHz 1.59 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 2.49 GHz
• Execution units
  3 4
• Shader
  48 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  Bifrost 2 9
• Technology
  16 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 9611 and Apple A12 Bionic. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 9611 and Apple A12 Bionic you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-1600 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• Memory channels
  0 1
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 9611 or Apple A12 Bionic? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Samsung Exynos 9611 and Apple A12 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 A12
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q3/2018