MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 runs the Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU while the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
9 advantages
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127% higher AnTuTu score
27.27 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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41% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,704 vs 5,457
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9% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,579 vs 2,372
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390 MHz higher CPU clock
3620 MHz vs 3230 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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2 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 5 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4952 GFLOPS vs 1712 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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3,200 MHz higher RAM speed
5333 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Apple A15 Bionic
1 advantage
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Apple A15 Bionic compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | September 2021 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Apple |
| Model Number | MT6991 | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Max Frequency | 3620 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| TDP | - | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 4952 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | MediaTek NPU 890 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 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 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 12 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 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, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 27,27,422 | 12,00,314 |
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| CPU | 8,49,678 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 9,32,204 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 3,52,736 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 5,92,804 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 2,579 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,704 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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