Apple A18 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 9400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs Mediatek Dimensity 9400, 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 9400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- 12% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3620 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 23% faster single-core and 10% faster multi-core performance
Top Reasons to Choose the Mediatek Dimensity 9400
- 55% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 1.74M)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 42% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- 116% higher compute performance (4.95 vs 2.289 TFLOPS)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
85
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
86
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
100
|
| Total Score |
90
|
90
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +55%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
| CPU | 478,128 | 595,763 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 1,186,159 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 458,668 |
| UX | 366,115 | 460,488 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 2,701,078 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +23%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +10%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 2,805 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 8,037 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 9400 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | October 9, 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | T8140 | MT6991 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3620 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm (N3E) |
| TDP | 12 W | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1536 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 4.95 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 3.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 AVC |
| 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 | 3840x2160 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |