Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A14 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A14 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
September 2020
November 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W01
Dimensity 9400
Architecture
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
6
8
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
3400 MHz
Transistor count
11.8
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A14 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
0.6543 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
4
-
Shading units
64
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
76.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
8 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
-
1x 320MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
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)
Neural Engine
Yes
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Dimensity 9400
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (September 2020 vs November 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A14 Bionic
2087
Dimensity 9400
+36%
2832
Multi Core
Apple A14 Bionic
4820
Dimensity 9400
+148%
11974
AnTuTu 10
Apple A14 Bionic
1072101
Dimensity 9400
+231%
3553537
SiliconCat Rating
18
Ranks 18 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9400
