Apple A12Z Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100

vs
MediaTek
Dimensity 8100
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A12Z Bionic and MediaTek Dimensity 8100 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
MediaTek
Launch Date
March 2020
March 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1083
MT6895Z/TCZA
Architecture
4x 2.5 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
2850 MHz
Transistor count
10
-
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv8.2-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple A12Z GPU
Mali-G610 MP6
GPU frequency
1340 MHz
860 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
2960 x 1440
FLOPS
1.106 TFLOPS
1.309 TFLOPS
Execution units
64
6
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12
12

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 21
5G support
No
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.3
Wi-Fi
5
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
2x 64 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.2 GB/s
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
8 MB
-
Audio codecs
Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC v2, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
1x 12MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M12
Yes
TDP
15 W
6 W

Advantages

Apple A12Z Bionic
Apple A12Z Bionic
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.2 GB/s (68.2 GB/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Dimensity 8100
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2850 MHz (2500 MHz vs 2850 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: March 2022 (March 2020 vs March 2022)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
+16% 1322
Dimensity 8100
1141
Multi Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
+28% 4642
Dimensity 8100
3640

FP32 (float)

Apple A12Z Bionic
1073
Dimensity 8100
+23% 1322

SiliconCat Rating

34
Ranks 34 among all SOC on our website
51
Ranks 51 among all SOC on our website
Apple A12Z Bionic
Dimensity 8100

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