Apple M4 (iPad) vs Samsung Exynos 2600
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Samsung Exynos 2600 (93/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 93.0 Excellent |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 94.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | 51 FPS |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Stability | 71% | — |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 1023425 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 1236436 |
| Memory | 349968 | 384525 |
| Total score | 3116013 | 3161126 |
| UX | 715682 | 516740 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 1x 3.8 GHz – C1-Ultra3x 3.25 GHz – C1-Pro6x 2.75 GHz – C1-Pro |
| Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 16 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 8 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 14790 Mbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 | Exynos 5410 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 4900 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 501.5 MB/sec | 459.4 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | 41.7 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.32 Gpixels/sec | 1.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 124.8 images/sec | 20.2 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.28 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.8 Gpixels/sec | 2.05 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 461.1 Mpixels/sec | 344.2 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.6 pages/sec | 328.1 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.7 Gpixels/sec | 1.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 416.7 images/sec | 259.1 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 317.1 Mpixels/sec | 345 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4657.1 FPS | 4524 FPS |
| Photo processing | 139.8 images/sec | 97.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | 12.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 7 tests | 8 tests |
| Stereo matching | 164.7 Gpixels/sec | 95 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 7024.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | 980 MHz |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 448 |
| Total shaders | — | 1792 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.4 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | December 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | — | S5E9965 |
| Official page | — | Samsung Exynos 2600 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 320MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2024-07-01(Aoul) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2024-07-10(Vlad) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2025-09-13(Yusuf baser) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-04-26(BG-M4-User) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-03(Astreeek) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-27(ainvine) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-12(nenenekete) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-17(ACoolioDude) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-25(Bui Tien Duong) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-26(Simon) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-29(David Vasic) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-11(Phrog) | — | GeekBench CPU |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 16909 |
| Phones tested | — | Less than 3 |
| Photo editing score | — | 40764 |
| Video editing score | — | 8171 |
| Web score | — | 21279 |
| Writing score | — | 30248 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) | — | 3161830 |
| 2.Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) | — | 3119822 |
| 3.Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 | — | 3113347 |
| Phones with Exynos 2600 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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