Mediatek Dimensity 8400 vs Apple A17 Pro
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Apple A17 Pro, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G720 MP7 GPU, while the Apple A17 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A17 Pro GPU GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8400 is better than Apple A17 Pro
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 33% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 15 months later - (December 2024 vs september 2023)
- 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
Why Apple A17 Pro is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- 16% Faster CPU clock speed (3780 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 91% faster single-core and 29% faster multi-core performance
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
66
Apple A17 Pro
77
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
76
Apple A17 Pro
88
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
90
Apple A17 Pro
74
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
77
Apple A17 Pro
80
AnTuTu 10
Apple A17 Pro +2%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
Apple A17 Pro
1,643,269
| CPU | 390,962 | 600,198 |
| GPU | 599,470 | 471,123 |
| MEM | 317,410 | 230,169 |
| UX | 310,604 | 341,779 |
| TOTAL | 1,618,446 | 1,643,269 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A17 Pro +91%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
Apple A17 Pro
2,927
Multi-Core
Apple A17 Pro +29%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
Apple A17 Pro
7,366
| Single-Core | 1,534 | 2,927 |
| Multi-Core | 5,707 | 7,366 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
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Apple A17 Pro
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Launch Date | December 2024 | september 2023 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6899 | APL1V02 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L2 Cache | 1MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6MB | 24 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 8 to 11 W |
GPU
| GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | - |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | 35 TOPS Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 2.14 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | - |
| DirectX | 12 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 48 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p @ 240FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS, |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X70 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes (SA & NSA) | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |