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Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400e

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
64.1Inno Score
51CPU55.7
40GPU61.6
58.4Benchmarks77.1
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based68
1 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic6 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9400e

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 9400e wins this mobile chipset face-off, 64.1 to 51.2, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+22) and benchmarks (+19). Apple A15 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 A15 Bionic

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

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9400e

  • Stronger CPU score: 56 vs 51
  • Stronger GPU score: 62 vs 40
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 77 vs 58
  • 100% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 5,300 vs 2,650
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9400e
Announced20212025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9.2-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9400e
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
Max clock3.24 GHz3.4 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9400e
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9400e
NPU16-core Neural EngineMediaTek NPU 790
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9400e
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X / LPDDR5T-9600
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9400e
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated 5G modem (3GPP R16)
Max download—7 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9400e
Max display—4K @ 120Hz / WQHD @ 180Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9400e
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,150,0002,415,876Top 24%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—726,809Top 24%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—795,971Top 26%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—335,549Top 31%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—557,547Top 21%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+2%Top 14%2,265Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650Top 23%7,439+32%Top 14%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 42%5,300+100%Top 13%

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