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Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G100

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
M
36.4Inno Score
51CPU24.3
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks40.8
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency54.9
6 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G100

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 36.4, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+27) and benchmarks (+18). MediaTek Helio G100 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 41
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 55
  • 214% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 740
  • 176% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 2,050

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G100

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
Announced20212024
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
TDP (typical)7 W5 W+29%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+47%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated LTE Cat-13
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G100
AnTuTu 101,150,000+101%Top 26%571,014Top 56%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+214%Top 12%740Top 68%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+176%Top 19%2,050Top 64%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—213,161Top 92%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—49,741Top 89%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—142,531Top 89%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—165,581Top 98%

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