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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

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25Inno Score
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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
—Inno Score
28.6CPU78.9
25.6GPU—
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

  • Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 29
  • 76% higher Max clock: 4.21 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
  • 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Announced20172026
Process10 nm3 nm+70%
ArchitectureArmv8.2ARMv9.3-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
Max clock2.39 GHz4.21 GHz+76%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)MediaTek NPU 990
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5X-10667

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated 5G-A modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Max display2436x1125WQHD+ @ 180Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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