Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest |
1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv9.2-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | |
Neural Processing | NPU | MediaTek NPU 890 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 5333 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Mali-G925 MP12 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Valhall |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 1612 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 12 |
Shaders | 256 | 1536 |
DirectX | 12.1 | |
OpenCL API | 3.0 | |
Vulkan API | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 320MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@60fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1 Gbps | 7.3 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 7 (802.11be) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2025 Quarter 2 |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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