Apple A12Z Bionic
Apple A12Z Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A12Z Bionic and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
MediaTek
Launch Date
March 2020
November 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1083
Dimensity 9400
Architecture
4x 2.5 GHz – Vortex
4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
3400 MHz
Transistor count
10
-
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A12Z GPU
-
GPU frequency
1340 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.106 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
64
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
No
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.4
Wi-Fi
5
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
2x 64 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.2 GB/s
76.8 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 320MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M12
Yes
TDP
15 W
-
Advantages
Dimensity 9400
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (2500 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (68.2 GB/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (March 2020 vs November 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
1322
Dimensity 9400
+114%
2832
Multi Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
4642
Dimensity 9400
+158%
11974
SiliconCat Rating
33
Ranks 33 among all SOC on our website
5
Ranks 5 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9400
