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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 7100

WINNER
Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 7100
33.1Inno Score
30.5CPU29.5
30.2GPU24
46.6Benchmarks47.7
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based36
3 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 7100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 33.1 for MediaTek Dimensity 7100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A12 Bionic edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 24
  • 109% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 695
  • 10% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 1,001

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7100

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7100
Announced20182025
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7100
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+4%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7100
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G610 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7100
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7100
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-5500 / LPDDR4X-4266
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7100
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G modem (3GPP Release 16)
Max download—3.3 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7100
Max displayRetina XDR1200x2600 @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7100
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7100
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared720,000750,153Bottom 24%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—307,696Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—85,426Bottom 18%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—147,214Bottom 18%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—209,817Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+10%Top 46%1,001Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Bottom 48%2,914+4%Top 50%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+109%Bottom 37%695Bottom 10%

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