Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
34.7CPU78.9
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Apple A13 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 A13 Bionic
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
- Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 35
- 59% higher Max clock: 4.21 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
- 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 3 nm+57% |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.4 | ARMv9.3-A |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder | 1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro |
| Max clock | 2.65 GHz | 4.21 GHz+59% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| AI performance | 6 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7660 LTE (external) | Integrated 5G-A modem |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | WQHD+ @ 180Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 900,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,340Top 37% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,400Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,950Bottom 49% | — |
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