Samsung Exynos 9611
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Samsung Exynos 9611 vs Apple A12 Bionic

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Which one of the central processing units is better: Samsung Exynos 9611 or Apple A12 Bionic? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The Samsung Exynos 9611 has cores and threads with maximum working frequency of . The Samsung Exynos 9611 was released on Q4/2018.

The Apple A12 Bionic has 6 cores with threads and of frequency. The Apple A12 Bionic was released on Q3/2018.

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Samsung Exynos 9611
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Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
Samsung Exynos 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
Apple A12 Bionic Apple A12 Bionic
CPU generation and family

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 left arrow Apple A12 Bionic
  • Family
    Samsung Exynos left arrow Apple A series
  • CPU group
    Samsung Exynos 9600 left arrow Apple A12/A12X/A12Z
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Apple A11 Bionic
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Apple A13 Bionic
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
Internal Graphics

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 left arrow Apple A12
  • GPU frequency
    0.85 GHz left arrow 1.59 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 2.49 GHz
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    Bifrost 2 left arrow 9
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q3/2018
Hardware codec support

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 left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe

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 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    0 left arrow 1
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

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.

Technical details

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