Skip to content
InnoReviews

Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 6100+

WINNER
A
34.3Inno Score
VS
M
33.3Inno Score
30.5CPU23.9
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks31.2
20AI—
41.8Efficiency54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 6100+

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 33.3 for MediaTek Dimensity 6100+. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A12 Bionic edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 31
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 85% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 390,000
  • 51% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 730

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+

  • Stronger efficiency score: 55 vs 42
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Announced20182023
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+13%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6100+
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6100+
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6100+
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 6100+
AnTuTu 10720,000+85%Top 46%390,000Top 73%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+51%Top 42%730Top 70%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+47%Top 49%1,900Top 72%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Top 66%—

Related comparisons

Apple A12 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860VSApple A12 Bionicvs MediaTek Dimensity 6080VSApple A12 Bionicvs MediaTek Dimensity 810VSApple A12 Bionicvs MediaTek Dimensity 7050VSMediaTek Dimensity 6100+vs Unisoc Tiger T760VSMediaTek Dimensity 6100+vs Qualcomm Snapdragon CVSMediaTek Dimensity 6100+vs MediaTek Dimensity 810VSMediaTek Dimensity 6100+vs MediaTek Dimensity 6080VS

Try another matchup