Apple A17 Pro vs Exynos 2500
The Apple A17 Pro and the Exynos 2500 are both flagship chips, made by Apple and Samsung. In Geekbench 6, the Apple A17 Pro is 4% faster in multi-core (7,240 vs 6,990) and 48% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Apple A17 Pro +4%Single-core Geekbench 6
Apple A17 Pro +48%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Apple A17 Pro | Exynos 2500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Apple | Samsung |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | — | Jun 2025 |
| Process | — | 3 nm Samsung SF3 |
| CPU | — | 10 cores 1× 3.3 GHz + 2× 2.74 GHz + 5× 2.36 GHz + 2× 1.8 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 3.3 GHz |
| GPU | — | Xclipse 950 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #21 of 118 (better) | #24 of 118 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,930 (better) | 1,980 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 7,240 (better) | 6,990 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 2,248 |
| Phones in our database | 2 phones | 2 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 7.6 | Samsung Galaxy S26 FE 7.9 |
| Lowest US launch price | $999 Apple iPhone 15 Pro | $700 Samsung Galaxy S26 FE |
| Newest phone | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Sep 2023 | Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Aug 2026 |
Phones with the Apple A17 Pro
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.6 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
6.7″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 4,422 mAh
From $1,199 + Compare -
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
6.1″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 3,274 mAh
From $999 + Compare
Phones with the Exynos 2500
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.9
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
6.7″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,900 mAh
From $699.99 + Compare -
7.2
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
6.9″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,300 mAh
From $1,099.99 + Compare
Apple A17 Pro vs Exynos 2500: FAQ
Which is faster, the Apple A17 Pro or the Exynos 2500?
In Geekbench 6, the Apple A17 Pro is 4% faster in multi-core (7,240 vs 6,990) and 48% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Apple A17 Pro and the Exynos 2500?
The Apple A17 Pro powers 2 phones in our database, including the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 15 Pro. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $999, for the Apple iPhone 15 Pro. The Exynos 2500 powers 2 phones in our database, including the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $700, for the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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