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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 6400

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
26.6Inno Score
28.6CPU26.3
25.6GPU21.3
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based36
3 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 6400

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 26.6 to 25. Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 21
  • 150% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 356
  • 39% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 792
  • 10% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 2,041

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 6400

  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6400
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6400
Announced20172025
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6400
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6400
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.5 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6400
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6400
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6400
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6400
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6400
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6400
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-4266

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6400
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6400
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated 5G modem (3GPP Release 16)
Max download—3.3 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6400
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6400
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6400
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6400
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+39%Top 43%792Bottom 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+10%Bottom 40%2,041Bottom 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+150%Bottom 31%356Bottom 14%

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