Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad 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
November 2020
November 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
Dimensity 9400
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3400 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
-
Connectivity
4G support
-
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.4
Wi-Fi
-
7
Navigation
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
76.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
-
Audio codecs
-
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
-
1x 320MP
Storage type
-
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Yes
TDP
14 W
-
Advantages
Dimensity 9400
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (November 2020 vs November 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
2319
Dimensity 9400
+22%
2832
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
8478
Dimensity 9400
+41%
11974
SiliconCat Rating
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9400
