Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Apple A15 Bionic
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Apple A15 Bionic, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU, while the Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A15 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- Geekbench 6 shows 41% faster single-core and 64% faster multi-core performance
- 162% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 1.37M)
- 30% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3230 MHz )
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-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)
- 208% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- 150% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.0
- Released 4 years later - (september 2025 vs september 9, 2021)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
Apple A15 Bionic
60
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Apple A15 Bionic
65
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Apple A15 Bionic
58
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Apple A15 Bionic
61
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +162%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 397,445 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 346,512 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 164,227 |
| UX | 821,345 | 462,330 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 1,370,514 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +41%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +64%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 2,341 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 5,742 |
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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Apple A15 Bionic
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | september 9, 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6993 | APL1W07 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | - | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 1.712 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | - |
| 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |