Apple A15 Bionic Chip vs Mediatek Dimensity 920
We’ve created an extensive comparison of the latest
A15 Bionic Chip vs Dimensity 920
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
29.20%
higher CPU clock speed than
Dimensity 920 (3230 vs 2500 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
33.31%
higher memory frequency than
Dimensity 920 (4266
vs 3200 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
16.67%
smaller sized transistor
than
Dimensity 920
(5
vs 6 nm).
A15 Bionic Chip
has
62.37
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Dimensity 920 (809 K vs
498
K).
A15 Bionic Chip has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Dimensity 920.
A15 Bionic Chip
supports
Infinity
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Dimensity 920
(
34.1
vs
MHz).
Pros of Dimensity 920
Dimensity 920
has
-20.83
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
950
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
139277
GPU
351594
128453
Memory
118044
96272
UX
130276
134315
Total score
809118
498317
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%
99%
Graphics test
56 FPS
12 FPS
Score
9524
2003
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A15 Bionic Chip and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3230MHz
2500MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv8-A
L2 cache
256 KB
-
L2 cache
32 MB
-
L3 cache
-
2 MB
Process
5 nanometers
6 nanometers
Transistor count
15 billion
12 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
6 W
10 W
GPU name
Apple GPU
Mali-G68 MC4
Architecture
-
Valhall 2
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
950 MHz
Pipelines
5
4
Shading units
640
64
Total shaders
1280
128
FLOPS
-
684 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
-
1.1
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
MediaTek APU 3.0
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
3200 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
-
Max size
6 GB
16 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution
-
1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
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 2770 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3000 Mbps
Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
Up to 800 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC