Apple A17 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A17 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A17 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A17 Pro GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Why Apple A17 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- 97% higher compute power (2.14 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
- Geekbench 6 shows 84% faster single-core and 69% faster multi-core performance
- 72% higher AnTuTu score (1.64M vs 958K)
- 24% Faster CPU clock speed (3780 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Released 1 year and 10 months later - (september 2023 vs November 2021)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 9000 is better than Apple A17 Pro
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 17% higher memory frequency (3750 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A)
- 17% higher memory bandwidth (60 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A17 Pro
77
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
Apple A17 Pro
88
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
Apple A17 Pro
74
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
Apple A17 Pro
80
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
Apple A17 Pro +72%
Apple A17 Pro
1,643,269
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 600,198 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 471,123 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 230,169 | 143,582 |
| UX | 341,779 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 1,643,269 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A17 Pro +84%
Apple A17 Pro
2,927
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
Apple A17 Pro +69%
Apple A17 Pro
7,366
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 2,927 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 7,366 | 4,361 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Max preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Ultra preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A17 Pro
120 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Highest preset
Apple A17 Pro
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A17 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Epic preset
Apple A17 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
| Game | Apple A17 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
–
– |
| Free Fire |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
| Fortnite |
- (Low)
- (Epic) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
Apple A17 Pro
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
General
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | september 2023 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | APL1V02 | MT6983 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3780 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8 to 11 W | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A17 Pro GPU | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 35 TOPS Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.14 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 240FPS |
8K at 30 FPS 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS, | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC AV1 VP8 VP9 ProRes Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF CAF |
AAC FLAC MP3 OGG WAV |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |