Apple A18 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 8400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A18 Pro GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- Geekbench 6 shows 126% faster single-core and 55% faster multi-core performance
- 25% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 14% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 3 months later - (December 2024 vs September 2024)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
66
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
76
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
90
|
| Total Score |
90
|
77
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Apple A18 Pro +8%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
| CPU | 478,128 | 390,962 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 599,470 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 317,410 |
| UX | 366,115 | 310,604 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 1,618,446 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +126%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +55%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 1,534 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 5,707 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Fortnite | - (Epic) | – |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | December 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | T8140 | MT6899 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 6MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | 12 W | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.2 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 2960 x 1440 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |