Samsung Exynos 1380 vs Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU). Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 13xx Apple M1
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Apple M series
• Generation
  7 1
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  4x Cortex-A78 6x Firestorm
• A-Core Frequency
  2.4 GHz -
• B-Core
  4x Cortex-A55 2x Icestorm
• B-Core Frequency
  2 GHz -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Base Frequency
  - 3.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  - No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 -
• Execution units
  5 224
• Generation
  Vallhall 2 1
• GPU Frequency
  950 MHz 1300 MHz
• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G68 MP5 Apple M1 Pro (14 Core)
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 32 GB
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2021
• Shader
  80 1792
• Technology
  6 nm 5 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) and Samsung Exynos 1380. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  - 32 GB
• Memory channels
  0 2
• Memory type
  LPDDR4XLPDDR5 LPDDR5-6400
• PCIe
  - 4.0

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Samsung Exynos 1380 and Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP up
  - 40 W
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  - 30 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Samsung Exynos 1380 and Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Cortex-A78/-A55 M1
• Documents
  Technical data sheet -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  - Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• L2-Cache
  - 24 MB
• Operating systems
  Android, Windows ARM -
• Part Number
  S5E8835 APL 1103
• Release date
  Q1/2023 Q3/2021
• Technology
  5 nm 5 nm
• Virtualization
  None None