Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 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 2021
November 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W07
Dimensity 9400
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
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
3230 MHz
3400 MHz
Transistor count
15
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
5
-
Shading units
128
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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
12 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, VP8, VP9, 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 (3230 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 2021 vs November 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
2333
Dimensity 9400
+21%
2832
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
5741
Dimensity 9400
+109%
11974
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic
1302680
Dimensity 9400
+173%
3553537
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9400
