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Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 7300

A
34.3Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
41.3Inno Score
30.5CPU30.3
30.2GPU25.1
46.6Benchmarks51.8
20AI—
41.8Efficiency76.2
2 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic8 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 7300

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.3 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+34) and benchmarks (+5). Apple A12 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 A12 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 25
  • 75% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 830

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7300

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 47
  • Stronger efficiency score: 76 vs 42
  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7300
Announced20182024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7300
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7300
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G615 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7300
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)MediaTek APU 655
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7300
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7300
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7300
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
SpecApple A12 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 7300
AnTuTu 10720,000Top 46%884,953+23%Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+7%Top 42%1,030Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Top 49%2,930+5%Top 44%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+75%Top 66%830Top 83%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—319,814Top 63%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—126,561Top 75%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—156,376Top 75%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—282,202Top 55%

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