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.
Why Apple A18 Pro is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9400
- 12% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3620 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 23% faster single-core and 10% faster multi-core performance
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Apple A18 Pro
- 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)
Performance scores
CPU score
Apple A18 Pro
87
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
GPU score
Apple A18 Pro
92
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Memory score
Apple A18 Pro
90
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Total score
Apple A18 Pro
90
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
AnTuTu 10
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
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 |
General
| SoC Name | 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 | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 |
| GPU Architecture | - | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| 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 |
| Max Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | 180Hz (WQHD) |
| 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 2868 x 1320 | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | 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 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |