Apple M2 iPad
Apple M2 iPad vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M2 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
June 2022
November 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1109
Dimensity 9400
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
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
3500 MHz
3400 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.918 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
3200 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s
76.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
16 MB
-
Audio codecs
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AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
-
1x 320MP
Storage type
-
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
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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
15 W
-
Advantages
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3500 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (102.4 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
Dimensity 9400
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (June 2022 vs November 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M2 iPad
2633
Dimensity 9400
+8%
2832
Multi Core
Apple M2 iPad
9898
Dimensity 9400
+21%
11974
SiliconCat Rating
5
Ranks 5 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9400
