MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Apple A10 Fusion

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8100, vs Apple A10 Fusion. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Apple A10 Fusion
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
855531
Apple A10 Fusion
398082
CPU256612130186
GPU24246187953
Memory17472874543
UX181730105400
NanoReview Score855531398082
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
5860
Apple A10 Fusion
2632
Stability99 %67 %
Graphics Test35 fps15 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
1140
Apple A10 Fusion
878
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
3624
Apple A10 Fusion
1319
File Compression165.4 MB/s47.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser110.2 pages/s38.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering139.8 MP/sec41.8 MP/sec
Background Blur10.3 frames/s3.5 frames/s
Photo Processing30 frames/s12 frames/s
Image Detection79.5 frames/s12.1 frames/s
HDR116.3 MP/sec47.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.71 MP/sec1.53 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 77 FPS (Ultra) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (High) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 74 FPS (Ultra) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 59 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 57 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device OnePlus Ace (1080x2412) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane
- 2x 1.05 GHz – Zephyr
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 4
Frequency 2850 2340
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 64 KB
L2 cache n/a 3 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 5 nm 16 nm
Transistor count n/a 3.3 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G610 MP6 PowerVR GT7600
Architecture Valhall 3rd gen PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue)
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 6 6
Shader Units 64 32
Total shader 384 192
FLOPS 660.5 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.2

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 580 No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1333 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2048x1536 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x32 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VC-1
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek UltraSave 2.0 Qualcomm MDM9645M
4G Support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 12
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 100 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced March, 2022 yr September, 2016 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6895Z/TCZA APL1W24

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8100 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
2 (28.57%)
5 (71.43%)
Total Votes: 7

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