Mediatek Dimensity 9200 vs Apple A15 Bionic
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs Apple A15 Bionic, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU, while the Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A15 GPU GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 9200 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- Released 1 year and 2 months later - (November 2022 vs september 9, 2021)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.3 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- Newer Bluetooth 5.3 vs 5.0
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 100% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- 61% higher compute power (2.76 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9200
- Geekbench 6 shows 70% faster single-core and 34% faster multi-core performance
- 6% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- 20% higher AnTuTu score (1.37M vs 1.14M)
Performance Scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
64
Apple A15 Bionic
60
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
72
Apple A15 Bionic
65
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
90
Apple A15 Bionic
58
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
75
Apple A15 Bionic
61
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic +20%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1,138,348
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
| CPU | 275,790 | 397,445 |
| GPU | 501,250 | 346,512 |
| MEM | 162,030 | 164,227 |
| UX | 199,278 | 462,330 |
| TOTAL | 1,138,348 | 1,370,514 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +70%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1,378
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +34%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
4,270
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
| Single-Core | 1,378 | 2,341 |
| Multi-Core | 4,270 | 5,742 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Ultra HD preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Max preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Ultra preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Highest preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Epic preset
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
| Game | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 | 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.
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | september 9, 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6985 | APL1W07 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex X3 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A715 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3050 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G715 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 690 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.76 TFLOPS | 1.712 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 12 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 240FPS |
4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 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 FLAC MP3 WAV |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 2732 x 2048 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.67 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.25 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |