Mediatek Dimensity 920 vs Apple A14 Bionic
We’ve analyzed the newly launched
Dimensity 920 and A14 Bionic
SoCs, created by
Mediatek and Apple respectively.
This comparison highlights the key differences and
similarities between these
8-core and 6-core
processors, evaluated
through Geekbench, Antutu,
and 3DMark benchmarks, and
other technical details.
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 Dimensity 920
Dimensity 920 has
50.02%
higher memory frequency than
A14 Bionic (3200
vs 2133 MHz).
Pros of A14 Bionic
A14 Bionic
has
24.00
%
higher
CPU
clock
speed
than
Dimensity 920
(
3100
vs
2500
MHz).
A14 Bionic
has
16.67
%
smaller
sized
transistor
than
Dimensity 920
(
5
vs
6
nm).
A14 Bionic
has
50.69
%
better
AnTuTu
9
score
than
Dimensity 920
(
751
K
vs
498
K).
A14 Bionic
has
latest
instruction
set,
hence
better
than
Dimensity 920
.
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
139277
203493
GPU
128453
284242
Memory
96272
131989
UX
134315
131211
Total score
498317
750935
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
99%
77%
Graphics test
12 FPS
50 FPS
Score
2003
8375
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
Cores
8
6
Base Frequency
2000MHz
1800MHz
Turbo Frequency
2500MHz
3100MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv8.5-A
L2 cache
-
128 KB
L2 cache
-
8 MB
L3 cache
2 MB
-
Process
6 nanometers
5 nanometers
Transistor count
12 billion
11.8 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
10 W
6 W
GPU name
Mali-G68 MC4
Apple A14 GPU
Architecture
Valhall 2
-
GPU frequency
950 MHz
-
Pipelines
4
4
Shading units
64
-
Total shaders
128
-
FLOPS
684 Gigaflops
998 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
1.1
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
DirectX version
12
-
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek APU 3.0
Neural Engine
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
2133 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
-
34.1 Gbit/s
Max size
16 GB
6 GB
Storage type
UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
NVMe
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
2732 x 2048
Max camera resolution
1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
-
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Modem
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 2770 Mbps
Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 1200 Mbps
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 2500 Mbps
Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 800 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.2
5.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo