Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Apple A15 Bionic
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Apple A15 Bionic, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU, while the Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A15 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- Geekbench 6 shows 20% faster single-core and 40% faster multi-core performance
- 97% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 1.37M)
- 12% Faster CPU clock speed (3620 MHz vs 3230 MHz )
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 150% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 189% higher compute power (4.95 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- 150% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.0
- Released 3 years and 1 month later - (October 9, 2024 vs september 9, 2021)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
Apple A15 Bionic
60
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Apple A15 Bionic
65
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Apple A15 Bionic
58
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
Apple A15 Bionic
61
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +97%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
| CPU | 595,763 | 397,445 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 346,512 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 164,227 |
| UX | 460,488 | 462,330 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 1,370,514 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +20%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +40%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 2,341 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 5,742 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Ultra HD preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Max preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Ultra preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Highest preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Epic preset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
| Game | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | 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 9400 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | september 9, 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6991 | APL1W07 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3620 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 5 nm |
| TDP | - | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 1.712 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 12 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 AVC |
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 | 3840x2160 | 2732 x 2048 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |