A18 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Specs comparison
Specification A18 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Manufacturer Apple Qualcomm
Process node 3 nm 4 nm
CPU 2x Performance cores @ 3.8 GHz + 4x Efficiency cores @ 2.0 GHz 1x Cortex-X3 @ 3.2 GHz + 2x Cortex-A715 @ 2.8 GHz + 2x Cortex-A710 @ 2.8 GHz + 3x Cortex-A510 @ 2.0 GHz
GPU Apple GPU 5-core Adreno 740
AnTuTu 1822701 1754213
Geekbench Single 3291 2004
Geekbench Multi 8136 5311
Memory LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Comparison verdict

Comparing the A18 vs the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the A18 scores 26 points higher (65/100 vs 39/100). In the "CPU single-core" category, the A18 leads (81/100 vs 34/100). In the "CPU multi-core" category, the A18 leads (61/100 vs 28/100). In the "power efficiency" category, the A18 leads (100/100 vs 75/100).

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