Apple A15 Bionic Chip vs Mediatek Dimensity 1000 Plus
We’ve created an extensive comparison of the latest
A15 Bionic Chip vs Dimensity 1000 Plus
SoCs, manufactured by
Apple and Mediatek respectively. We’ve assessed
the strengths and weaknesses of these
6-core and 8-core
processors based on Geekbench, Antutu,
and 3DMark results, along with a detailed
look at their technical specifications.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of A15 Bionic Chip
A15 Bionic Chip has
24.23%
higher CPU clock speed than
Dimensity 1000 Plus (3230 vs 2600 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
128.62%
higher memory frequency than
Dimensity 1000 Plus (4266
vs 1866 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
28.57%
smaller sized transistor
than
Dimensity 1000 Plus
(5
vs 7 nm).
A15 Bionic Chip
has
55.38
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Dimensity 1000 Plus (809 K vs
521
K).
A15 Bionic Chip has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Dimensity 1000 Plus.
A15 Bionic Chip
supports
14.16
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Dimensity 1000 Plus
(
34.1
vs
29.87
MHz).
Pros of Dimensity 1000 Plus
Dimensity 1000 Plus
has
-29.17
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
850
vs
1200
MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
209204
157984
GPU
351594
197648
Memory
118044
78051
UX
130276
87037
Total score
809118
520720
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
82%
98%
Graphics test
56 FPS
22 FPS
Score
9524
3735
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A15 Bionic Chip and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3230MHz
2600MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv8.3-A
L2 cache
256 KB
-
L2 cache
32 MB
-
L3 cache
-
0.512 MB
Process
5 nanometers
7 nanometers
Transistor count
15 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
6 W
10 W
GPU name
Apple GPU
Mali-G77 MC9
Architecture
-
Valhall
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
850 MHz
Pipelines
5
9
Shading units
640
144
Total shaders
1280
288
FLOPS
-
800 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
-
1.1
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
MediaTek APU 3.0
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
1866 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
29.87 Gbit/s
Max size
6 GB
16 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 2.2
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution
-
1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 30FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 4700 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3000 Mbps
Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
-
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.0
5.1
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS