Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 runs the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A16 Bionic
4 advantages
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6% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 6,179
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68% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 1,595
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210 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 3250 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 6MB
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5 advantages
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21% higher AnTuTu score
19.78 Lakhs vs 16.28 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2300 GFLOPS vs 1.789 TFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,066 MHz higher RAM speed
4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | December 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | MT6899 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 6MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 7 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 2300 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | - |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 1.28 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 19,77,584 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 6,20,628 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 6,40,290 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 2,82,939 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 4,33,737 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 1,595 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 6,179 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A16 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
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