Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A15 Bionic, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 309916 | 350248 |
| GPU | 432105 | 607362 |
| Memory | 243964 | 363103 |
| UX | 313105 | 312884 |
| NanoReview Score | 1299090 | 1633597 |
| Stability | 82 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 56 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 203.3 MB/s | 262.5 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 124.4 pages/s | 190.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 143.5 MP/sec | 213.4 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 22.2 frames/s | 20.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 60.2 frames/s | 53.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 130 frames/s | 113.5 frames/s |
| HDR | 169.9 MP/sec | 168.7 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 5.93 MP/sec | 6.99 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche - 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
- 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3230 | 3250 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | n/a |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 6 MB |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor count | 15 billion | n/a |
| Power (TDP) | 6 W | 7 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Execution Units | 5 | 7 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shader | 640 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | n/a | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | n/a | 3.2 |
| DirectX | n/a | 12 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| GPU Frequency | 15.8 TOPS | n/a |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 68.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 6 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2732x2048 pixels | 2960x1440 pixels |
| Camera | n/a | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 MB/s | Up to 5170 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 MB/s | n/a |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | December, 2024 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Codename | APL1W07 | MT6899, MT6899Z |
Results
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