Apple A9 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with MediaTek Dimensity 9200 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A9
Dimensity 9200 Plus
1375985

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A9
624
Dimensity 9200 Plus
1509

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A9
961
Dimensity 9200 Plus
5392

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-X3
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2GHz - Cortex-A510
Number of cores 2 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million 17000 million
TDP 5 Watt 8 Watt
Neural Processing Apple M9 MediaTek APU 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1333 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 4.0

Graphics

GPU name Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G715 MP11
GPU Architecture PowerVR Rogue Mali Valhall
GPU frequency 650 MHz
Execution units 6 11
Shaders 192
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2048x1536 2960x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 320MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps
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 0.45 Gbps 7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 4.2 5.3
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 3 2023 Quarter 2
Partnumber APL1022 MT6985
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship