Mediatek Dimensity 8400 vs Apple A15 Bionic
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Apple A15 Bionic, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G720 MP7 GPU GPU, while the Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A15 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- Released 3 years and 3 months later - (December 2024 vs september 9, 2021)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.0
- 18% higher AnTuTu score (1.62M vs 1.37M)
- 36% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- More advanced 4nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A15 Bionic
- Geekbench 6 shows 53% faster single-core and 1% faster multi-core performance
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
66
|
60
|
| GPU Score |
76
|
65
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
58
|
| Total Score |
77
|
61
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +18%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
| CPU | 390,962 | 397,445 |
| GPU | 599,470 | 346,512 |
| MEM | 317,410 | 164,227 |
| UX | 310,604 | 462,330 |
| TOTAL | 1,618,446 | 1,370,514 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +53%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +1%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
| Single-Core | 1,534 | 2,341 |
| Multi-Core | 5,707 | 5,742 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Ultra HD preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Max preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Ultra preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Highest preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Epic preset
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
| Game | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
–
– |
90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
| Free Fire |
–
– |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Genshin Impact |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
| Fortnite |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
Specification
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Apple A15 Bionic
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Launch Date | December 2024 | september 9, 2021 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6899 | APL1W07 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 Cache | 1MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 1.712 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | - |
| DirectX | 12 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 12 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2732 x 2048 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes (SA & NSA) | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |