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Apple A14 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
—Inno Score
46CPU78.9
35.1GPU—
53.6Benchmarks—
41.1AIspec-based—
63.2Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Apple A14 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 A14 Bionic

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

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

  • Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 46
  • 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm
  • 40% higher Max clock: 4.21 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A14 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Announced20202026
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4ARMv9.3-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A14 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
Max clock3 GHz4.21 GHz+40%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A14 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A14 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
NPU16-core Neural EngineMediaTek NPU 990
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A14 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A14 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Integrated 5G-A modem
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A14 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Max display—WQHD+ @ 180Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
SpecApple A14 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9600M
AnTuTu950,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080Top 19%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900Top 27%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 50%—

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