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Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500M

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
77.5Inno Score
51CPU74.3
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks—
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency84
0 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic6 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500M

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 9500M wins this mobile chipset face-off, 77.5 to 51.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+23) and efficiency (+23). 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 9500M

  • Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 51
  • Stronger efficiency score: 84 vs 61
  • 75% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,914 vs 5,650
  • 43% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,315 vs 2,320
  • 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
Announced20212026
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.5ARMv9.3-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x C1-Ultra + 3x C1-Premium + 4x C1-Pro
Max clock3.24 GHz4.21 GHz+30%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC11

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
AnTuTu 101,150,000Top 26%—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320Top 12%3,315+43%Top 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650Top 19%9,914+75%Top 4%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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