Apple A18
Apple A18 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A18 and MediaTek Dimensity 8400 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
MediaTek
Launch Date
September 2024
December 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
A18
Dimensity 8400
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz
4x 2.4 GHz
4x 2.4 GHz
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Cores
6
8
Technology
3 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3780 MHz
3250 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
Mali-G720 MC7
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1400 MHz
Max display resolution
-
2960 x 1440
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
5
6
Shading units
128
-
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
Connectivity
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
Up to 7900 Mbps
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Wi-Fi
7
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
8533 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
-
3.5 MB
L3 cache
-
6 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 48MP
1x 320MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
MediaTek NPU 880
Advantages
Apple A18
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3780 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
Dimensity 8400
- Newer Launch Date: December 2024 (September 2024 vs December 2024)
AnTuTu 10
Score
Apple A18
1690552
Dimensity 8400
+5%
1772345
Performance
CPU
Score
446412
396653
GPU
Score
706959
666095
Memory
Score
174890
365728
UX
Score
362291
343869
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Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A18
+98%
3303
Dimensity 8400
1668
Multi Core
Apple A18
+17%
8068
Dimensity 8400
6901
AntuTu 11
Apple A18
+1%
1972476
Dimensity 8400
1948428
SiliconCat Rating
21
Ranks 21 among all SOC on our website
44
Ranks 44 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 8400
