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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 900

A
25Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 900
36.4Inno Score
28.6CPU27.4
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks35.9
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
1 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic5 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 900

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 900 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 36.4 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

  • 20% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 920

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 900

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

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 900
Announced20172021
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 900
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 900
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G68 MC4

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 900
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 900
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 900
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 900
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 900
AnTuTu—470,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+20%Top 43%920Bottom 39%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,300+2%Bottom 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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