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Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
52.4Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
51.8Inno Score
51.1CPU42.2
41.7GPU39.2
—Benchmarks65.5
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based73.8
3 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic6 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8300

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 52.4 against 51.8 for MediaTek Dimensity 8300. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A15 Bionic edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 42
  • 63% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,332 vs 1,432
  • 21% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,661 vs 4,663
  • 12% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,854 vs 2,546

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 8300

  • 100% higher Max bandwidth: 68.3 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 14% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8300
Announced20212023
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W6 W+14%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8300
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x3.35 GHz Cortex-A715 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.24 GHz3.35 GHz+3%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8300
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G615 MC6

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8300
NPU16-core Neural EngineMediaTek APU 780
AI performance15.8 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8300
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-8533
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s68.3 GB/s+100%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8300
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated 5G modem
Max download—5.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8300
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 8300
AnTuTu—1,524,125Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—439,015Top 47%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—422,306Top 40%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—298,333Top 29%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—364,471Top 42%
AnTuTu 12—1,639,118Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,332+63%Top 13%1,432Top 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,661+21%Top 20%4,663Top 25%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,854+12%Top 21%2,546Top 23%

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