Apple A17 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A17 Pro with MediaTek Dimensity 9000. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 3.78 GHz – Apple Unknown
6x 1.8 GHz – Apple Unknown
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Number of cores 6 8
Instruction Set ARMv9-A
Lithography 3 nm 4 nm
Number of transistors 19000 million
TDP 8 Watt 4 Watt
Neural Processing NPU MediaTek APU 590

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s

Storage

Storage specification NVMe UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Apple gen. 7 Mali-G710 MP10
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Valhall
GPU frequency 1398 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 6 10
Shaders 768 512
OpenCL API 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3200x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7.5 Gbps 7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2023 Quarter 3 2021 Quarter 4
Partnumber APL1V02 MT6983
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A17 Pro
1568389
Dimensity 9000
1010753

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A17 Pro
2939
Dimensity 9000
1278

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A17 Pro
7414
Dimensity 9000
4308