Mobile processor comparison

Apple A17 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 1580

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU A

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 41
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A17 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3780 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 19 billion Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A17 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A17 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
GPU Apple A17 GPU Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Not available Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 1398 MHz Not available
Execution units 6 Not available
Shaders 128 Not available
FLOPS 2147.2 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan Not available 1.3
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Apple Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A17 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 2796 x 1290 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A17 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A17 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Release September 2023 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1V02 S5E8855
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1
Devices in database 2 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A17 Pro

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4422 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3274 mAh

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh