Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Apple A17 Pro
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Apple A17 Pro, 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 A17 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A17 Pro GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Apple A17 Pro
- Geekbench 6 shows 13% faster single-core and 27% faster multi-core performance
- 118% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 1.64M)
- 11% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv8.6-A)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 67% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
- 146% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 2.14 TFLOPS)
- Released 2 years later - (september 2025 vs september 2023)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
Apple A17 Pro
77
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Apple A17 Pro
88
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Apple A17 Pro
74
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Apple A17 Pro
80
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +118%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
Apple A17 Pro
1,643,269
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 600,198 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 471,123 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 230,169 |
| UX | 821,345 | 341,779 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 1,643,269 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +13%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Apple A17 Pro
2,927
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +27%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
Apple A17 Pro
7,366
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 2,927 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 7,366 |
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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Apple A17 Pro
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | september 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6993 | APL1V02 |
| 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 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 to 11 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | - |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | 35 TOPS Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 2.14 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 48 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p @ 240FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS, |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | Snapdragon X70 5G |
| 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 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |